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                           Table of Contents


   File    Item    Title                                          
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     1      1.1    Schedule of Grand Slam Tournaments (1998) . . .    
            1.2    Recent Grand Slam Event Highlights  . . . . . .    
            1.3    ATP Tour Championships and Grand Slam Cup . . .    
            1.4    Explanation of ATP Tour "Super 9" . . . . . . .    
            1.5    Pro Tournament Results - Last 12 Months . . . .
            1.6    1998 Tournament Calendar  . . . . . . . . . . .    
            1.7    Davis Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
            1.8    Fed Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    

     2      2.1    ATP - ATP Tour Rankings (Men) . . . . . . . . .    
            2.2    WTA - COREL WTA Tour Rankings (Women) . . . . .    
            2.3    WTA - Chase Championship Points (Women) . . . .    
            2.4    ATP Tour Rankings - List of #1's  . . . . . . .    
            2.5    COREL WTA TOUR Rankings - List of #1's  . . . . 
            2.6    Year End #1 Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

     3      3.1    Grand Slam Winners  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
            3.2    Grand Slam Event Winners - Open Era . . . . . .    
            3.3    Number of Grand Slam Singles Titles Won . . . .    
            3.4    Players - Career Singles Titles . . . . . . . .    
            3.5    Head-to-Head Records  . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
            3.6    Player and Fan Club Information . . . . . . . .    

     4      4.1    Buying a Tennis Racquet -- Issues to Consider .   
            4.2    Explanation of Racquet Grips  . . . . . . . . .   
            4.3    Facts About Frames and Strings  . . . . . . . .  
            4.4    Lead Tape and Its Application . . . . . . . . .  
            4.5    Racquet Stringing Information . . . . . . . . .   

     5      5.1    Tennis Information - World Wide Web . . . . . .
            5.2    Other Online Tennis Information . . . . . . . .
            5.3    ATP and WTA Media Guides  . . . . . . . . . . .
            5.4    Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations  . . .
            5.5    Ticket Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
            5.6    Tennis Book Bibliography  . . . . . . . . . . .

     6      6.1    Tennis Elbow  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
            6.2    USTA Self Rating System . . . . . . . . . . . .   
            6.3    USTA Rules and Code On-Line . . . . . . . . . .
            6.4    Origin of Scoring System in Tennis  . . . . . .
            6.5    Tennis Tie-Break Rules  . . . . . . . . . . . .
            6.6    Dimensions of a Tennis Court  . . . . . . . . .
            6.7    Professional Tournament Seeding . . . . . . . .
            6.8    World Team Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
            6.9    Common Pro Tennis Acronyms  . . . . . . . . . .   

            A.1    How to Obtain the FAQ via FTP/WWW . . . . . . .    
            A.2    Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
            A.3    Send comments to... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
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 1.1          Schedule of Grand Slam Tournaments (1998)

                  Event                   Dates
              ---------------------------------------
              Australian Open         Jan 19 - Feb 1
              French Open             May 25 - Jun 7
              Wimbledon               Jun 22 - Jul 5
              US Open                 Aug 31 - Sep 13
              ---------------------------------------

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 1.2  Grand Slam Singles Results -- Quarterfinals Onward -- Last 4 GS Events

               (Round of 16 Losers shown in parentheses)

 Australian Open 1997 - Women:
 
 (Graf 1)       Coetzer 12  --------+ Coetzer
                                    |-------------+
 (Davenport 7)          Po  --------+ 6-4 6-1     | Pierce
                                                  |-------------+
 (Martinez 3) Appelmans 16  --------+ Pierce      | 7-5 6-1     |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Huber 5)          Pierce  --------+ 1-6 6-4 6-4             |   Hingis    |
                                                              |             |
 (Habsudova 9)   Spirlea 8  --------+ Hingis                  |   6-2 6-2   |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Dragomir)       Hingis 4  --------+ 7-5 6-2     | Hingis      |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Schnyder) M Fernandez 14  --------+ Fernandez   | 6-1 6-3
                                    |-------------+
 (Rubin 15)      van Roost  --------+ 7-5 4-0 ret
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Australian Open 1997 - Men:
 
 (Hrbaty)        Sampras 1  --------+ Sampras
                                    |-------------+
 (Ferreira 8)   A Costa 10  --------+ 6-3 6-7 6-1 | Sampras
                                        3-6 6-2   |-------------+
 (Ruud)       Ivanisevic 3  --------+ Muster      | 6-1 7-6 6-3 |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Courier 11)     Muster 5  --------+ 6-4 6-2 6-3             |   Sampras   |
                                                              |             |
 (Bjorkman)           Moya  --------+ Moya                    | 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Washington)  Mantilla 14  --------+ 7-5 6-2 6-7 | Moya        |
                                        6-2       |-------------+
 (Enqvist 7)        Rios 9  --------+ Chang       | 7-5 6-2 6-4
                                    |-------------+
 (Medvedev)        Chang 2  --------+ 7-5 6-1 6-4
                                        6-4 6-2
 
 Doubles Finals -
   Men  :  Woodbridge/Woodforde(1) d. Lareau/O'Brien      4-6 7-5 7-5
   Women:  Hingis/Zvereva(4) d. Davenport/Raymond(3)      6-2 6-2
   Mixed:  Leach/Bollegraf(3) d. de Jager/Neiland         6-3 6-7 7-5

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 French Open 1997 - Women:

 (Paulus 16)      Hingis 1  --------+ Hingis
                                    |-------------+
 (Zvereva)  Sanchez Vic. 6  --------+ 6-2 6-2     | Hingis
                                                  |-------------+
 (Pierce 10)       Seles 3  --------+ Seles       | 6-7 7-5 6-4 |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Raymond)  M Fernandez 12  --------+ 3-6 6-2 7-5             |   Majoli    |
                                                              |             |
 (Davenport 5)    Majoli 9  --------+ Majoli                  |   6-4 6-2   |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Arendt)         Dragomir  --------+ 6-3 5-7 6-2 | Majoli      |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Martinez 7)   Coetzer 11  --------+ Coetzer     | 6-3 4-6 7-5
                                    |-------------+
 (Spirlea 13)       Graf 2  --------+ 6-1 6-4

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 French Open 1997 - Men:

 (Rosset 15)      M Norman  --------+ Dewulf
                                    |-------------+
 (Corretja 8)       Dewulf  --------+ 6-2 6-7 6-4 | Kuerten
                                        6-3       |-------------+
 (Philippou.) Kafelnikov 3  --------+ Kuerten     | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
                                    |-------------+   7-6     +-------------+
 (Medvedev)        Kuerten  --------+ 6-2 5-7 2-6             |   Kuerten   |
                                        6-0 6-4               |             |
 (Woodforde)        Rafter  --------+ Rafter                  | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
                                    |-------------+           +-------------+
 (Korda)            Blanco  --------+ 6-3 7-6 6-3 | Bruguera    |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Rios 7)            Arazi  --------+ Bruguera    | 6-7 6-1 7-5
                                    |-------------+   7-6
 (Chang 2)     Bruguera 16  --------+ 4-6 6-3 6-2
                                        6-2
 Doubles Finals -
   Men  :  Kafelnikov/Vacek(4) d. Woodbridge/Woodforde(1)      7-6 4-6 6-3
   Women:  G Fernandez/Zvereva(1) d. MJ Fernandez/Raymond(5)   6-2 6-3
   Mixed:  Hiraki/Bhupathi(16) d. Raymond/Galbraith(1)         6-4 6-1
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Wimbledon 1997 - Women: 
                                    
 (Appelmans)      Hingis 1  --------+ Hingis 
                                    |-------------+
 (Vento)         Chladkova  --------+ 6-3 6-2     | Hingis    
                                                  |-------------+
 (Spirlea 12)     Majoli 4  --------+ Kournikova  | 6-3 6-2     |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Sukova)       Kournikova  --------+ 7-6 6-4                 |   Hingis     |
                                                              |              |
 (Hy-Boulais)       Basuki  --------+ Novotna                 | 2-6 6-3 6-3  |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Fernandez 11)  Novotna 3  --------+ 6-3 6-3     | Novotna     |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Pierce 9)   Sanchez V. 8  --------+ Sanchez     | 6-4 6-2
                                    |-------------+
 (Testud)          Tauziat  --------+ 6-2 7-5

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Wimbledon 1997 - Men:

 (Korda 16)      Sampras 1  --------+ Sampras
                                    |-------------+
 (Rios 9)         Becker 8  --------+ 6-4 6-7 6-1 | Sampras
                                        6-4       |-------------+
 (Kafelnikov 3)     Kiefer  --------+ Woodbridge  | 6-2 6-1 7-6 |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Rafter 12)    Woodbridge  --------+ 7-6 2-6 6-0             |   Sampras    |
                                        6-4                   |              |
 (Woodforde)         Stich  --------+ Stich                   | 6-4 6-2 6-4  |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Krajicek 4)    Henman 14  --------+ 6-3 6-2 6-4 | Pioline     |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Reneberg)       Rusedski  --------+ Pioline     | 6-7 6-2 6-1
                                    |-------------+   5-7 6-4
 (Steven)          Pioline  --------+ 6-4 4-6 6-4
                                        6-3
 Doubles Finals -
   Men  :  Woodbridge/Woodforde(1) d. Eltingh/Haarhuis(2)   7-6 7-6 5-7 6-3
   Women:  G Fernandez/Zvereva(1) d. Arendt/Bollegraf(6)    7-6 6-4
   Mixed:  Suk/Sukova(4) d. Olhovskiy/Neiland(3)            4-6 6-3 6-4

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 US Open 1997 - Women:

 (Labat)          Hingis 1  --------+ Hingis
                                    |-------------+
 (McQuillan)    Sanchez 13  --------+ 6-3 6-2     | Hingis
                                                  |-------------+
 (Fernandez 12)  Novotna 3  --------+ Davenport   | 6-2 6-4     |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Serna)       Davenport 6  --------+ 6-2 4-6 7-6             |   Hingis     |
                                                              |              |
 (Kruger)       V Williams  --------+ Williams                |   6-0 6-4    |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Habsudova)        Testud  --------+ 7-5 7-5     | Williams    |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Coetzer 5)    Spirlea 11  --------+ Spirlea     | 7-6 3-6 7-6
                                    |-------------+
 (Pierce 9)        Seles 2  --------+ 6-7 7-6 6-3
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 US Open 1997 - Men:

 (Sampras 1)      Korda 15  --------+ Bjorkman
                                    |-------------+
 (Draper)         Bjorkman  --------+ 7-6 6-2 1-0 | Rusedski
                                        ret       |-------------+
 (Vacek)          Rusedski  --------+ Rusedski    | 6-1 3-6 3-6 |
                                    |-------------+   6-3 7-5 +--------------+
 (Mantilla 12)    Krajicek  --------+ 7-5 7-6 7-6             |    Rafter    |
                                                              | 6-3 6-2 4-6  |
 (Ferreira)        Larsson  --------+ Rafter                  |   7-5        |
                                    |-------------+           +--------------+
 (Agassi)        Rafter 13  --------+ 7-6 6-4 6-2 | Rafter      |
                                                  |-------------+
 (Bruguera 7)      Rios 10  --------+ Chang       | 6-3 6-3 6-4
                                    |-------------+
 (Pioline)         Chang 2  --------+ 7-5 6-2 4-6
                                        4-6 6-3
 Doubles Finals -
   Men  :  Kafelnikov/Vacek(4) d. Bjorkman/Kulti(11)          7-6 6-3
   Women:  Davenport/Novotna(3) d. G Fernandez/Zvereva(1)     6-3 6-4
   Mixed:  Bollegraf/Leach(5) d. Paz/Albano                   3-6 7-5 7-6

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 1.3        The ATP Championships and the Grand Slam Cup

On the men's tour, there are two year-end singles championships: the ATP
Tour World Championship and the Grand Slam Cup.  There is also a year-end
doubles championship: The ATP Tour World Doubles Championship.
 
The ATP Tour World Championship
 
The ATP Tour World Championship in Hannover, Germany is the last singles
event on the ATP Tour in a calendar year.  The top eight (8) players in the
ATP rankings as of the Monday of the tournament qualify, while the ninth
player is the alternate.  The ATP rankings for this week only consists of
the "best 14" results from all tournaments in that calendar year, up to
and including the week immediately prior to the ATP Tour World Championship.
In other words, points received from this tournament in the previous year
are NOT included in the calculation of rankings. 

The eight players are divided into two groups of four.  Within each group,
the four players face one another exactly once in round robin matches.  The
top two finishers from each group advance to the semi-final.  Within each
group, the two players who win the most matches finish 1 and 2.  If there
is a tie between two players, the one who wins their head-to-head match
wins the tie. If there is a three-way tie, the percentage of sets won will
be used to break the tie.  If there is still a tie, the percentage of games
won will be used to break the tie.

In the semi-final, the top finisher from one group plays the second from
the other.  The semi-final winners advance to the final, which is best-of-
five tie-break sets (i.e. if the fifth set is tied at 6-6, the players
will play a tie break to decide the match and therefore the championship).
All other matches are best-of-three tie-break sets.
 
In 1996, players received the following ranking points from the ATP Tour 
World Championship.
 
each round robin match won:  80 points
winning a semi-final match: 190 points
winning the final:          280 points
No bonus points are given for beating ranked players in this tournament.
 
For example, if a player wins all three round robin matches and of course
the semi and final on the way to the title, he would have received:
  80 * 3 + 190 + 280 = 710 points

---------------------------------------

The ATP Tour World Doubles Championship

The ATP World Doubles Championship is the year-ending championship for
the top doubles teams on the ATP Tour.  In 1996, the doubles championship
was held in the United States in Hartford, CT.  The top eight (8)
doubles teams as of the Monday of the tournament qualify for the event.
Note that qualification is based on team rather than individual doubles
rankings.
 
As with the ATP Singles Championship, the early rounds of the doubles
championship is a round robin event featuring two groups of four teams.
The two top teams in each group, determined by round robin match results,
advance to the semifinals, whereupon a single-elimination draw format
is followed to ultimately determine the winner.

---------------------------------------

The Grand Slam Cup

The Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Germany is a tournament created by the ITF
(International Tennis Federation).  The Grand Slam Cup is not an ATP Tour
event.  No ranking points are awarded with this event, but the match
results do count toward the ATP head-to-head records (this is a change
from previous policy), and the Grand Slam Cup is now considered as an
official career title.

Eligibility for the Grand Slam Cup is determined by a player's results
from the four Grand Slam events in that calendar year.  The players are
awarded a certain number of points depending on how far they advance in
each event. The top 16 with the highest number of total points qualify.
Seedings for this event is determined by the GS points, NOT the usual
rankings.  The first two rounds of the Grand Slam Cup are best of three
sets.  The semi and final are best of five sets.  If a match reaches the
maximum set, that set has to be won by game advantage. That is, there is
no tie break in the 3rd set of best-of-three matches nor the 5th set of
best-of-five matches.

Grand Slam Cup points from GS events:
  winner:           600
  finalist:         450
  semi finalist:    300
  quarter finalist: 150
  round of 16:       75
  third round:       40
  second round:      20
  first round:        2


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 1.4      What is the "Super 9" and what does this term mean?

                         Christopher Smith

  The tournaments on the ATP tour are designated into two main tiers
  (excluding Challenger events), called Championship Series and World
  Series.  Championship series events offer more prize money and attract
  bigger-name players.

  The ATP has given special status to 9 of their Championship Series
  tournaments.  These tournaments are known as the Super 9.

  An ATP Top Ten player is supposed to play in at least 8 of these 9
  special events, and each event must field at least eight of the Top
  Ten men (singles).  The idea is to get the top players to play each
  other more often and add prestige to selected ATP events.

  Super 9 Tour Dates in 1998:

    Event Location       Surface         Dates           1997 Champion
    --------------       -------         -----           -------------
    Indian Wells         Hard            Mar 9-15        Chang
    Lipton (Fla.)        Hard            Mar 19-29       Muster
    Monte Carlo          Red Clay        Apr 20-26       Rios
    Hamburg              Red Clay        May 4-10        Medvedev
    Italian Open (Rome)  Red Clay        May 11-17       Corretja
    Canadian Open        Hard            Aug 3-9         Woodruff
    Cincinnati           Hard            Aug 10-16       Sampras
    Stuttgart            Indoor/Carpet   Oct 26-Nov 1    Korda
    Paris                Indoor/Carpet   Nov 2-8         Sampras

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 1.5                   Tournament Record - Last 12 Months

      Notes Legend:    1 - WTA Tier 1            H - Outdoor Hard
                       2 - WTA Tier 2            h - Indoor Hard
                       3 - WTA Tier 3            I - Indoor Carpet
                       4 - WTA Tier 4            C - Green Clay
                       * - Grand Slam Event      R - Red Clay
                       S - ATP "Super 9"         G - Grass
                       T - ATP Championship      ? - Surface not Known
                           Series
                       W - ATP World Series    999 - Prize Money in $K
                       E - Exhibition                for tournament

                           1997
Place            Notes      Dates    Previous Result
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doha, QAT        WH  625  Dec 30 -   Courier d. Henman      7-5 6-7 6-2
Adelaide, AUS    WH  328     Jan 5   Woodbridge d. Draper   6-2 6-1
Auckland, NZL    4H  108             Maruska d. Wiesner     6-3 6-1
Gold Coast, AUS  3H  164             Likhovt'a d. Sugiyama  3-6 7-6 6-3
Hopman Cup       E                   USA d. South Africa
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sydney, AUS      WH  328  Jan 6-12   Henman d. Moya         6-3 6-1
                 2H  343             Hingis d. Capriati     6-1 5-7 6-1
Auckland, NZL    WH  328             Bjorkman d. Carlsen    7-6 6-0
Hobart, AUS      4H  108             van Roost d. Werdel W. 6-3 6-3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUSTRALIAN OPEN  *H       Jan 13-26  Sampras d. Moya        6-2 6-3 6-3
                                     Hingis d. Pierce       6-2 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zagreb, CRO      WI  400  Jan 27 -   Ivanisevic d. Rusedski 7-6 4-6 7-6
Shanghai, CHN    WI  330      Feb 2  Kroslak d. Volkov      6-2 7-6
Tokyo, JPN       1I  926             Hingis d. Graf         default
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Linz, AUT        3I  164  Feb 3-9    Rubin d. Habsudova     6-4 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Davis Cup Round 1         Feb 7-9
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dubai, UAE       WH 1039  Feb 10-16  Muster d. Ivanisevic   7-5 7-6
Marseille, FRA   WI  539             Enqvist d. Rios        6-4 1-0 ret
San Jose, CA     Wh  328             Sampras d. Rusedski    3-6 5-0 ret
Paris, FRA       2I  450             Hingis d. Huber        6-3 3-6 6-3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antwerp, BEL     TI 1000  Feb 17-23  Rosset d. Henman       6-2 7-5 6-4
Memphis, TN      Th  808             Chang d. Woodbridge    6-3 6-4
Hannover, GER    2I  450             Majoli d. Novotna      4-6 7-6 6-4
Oklahoma City    3h  164             Davenport d. Raymond   6-4 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milan            TI  814  Feb 24 -   Ivanisevic d. Bruguera 6-2 6-2
Philadelphia     Th  714      Mar 2  Sampras d. Rafter      5-7 7-6 6-3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fed Cup Round 1           Mar 1-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rotterdam, NED   WI  750  Mar 3-9    Krajicek d. Vacek      7-6 7-6
Scottsdale, AZ   WH  328             Philipp's d. Reneberg  6-4 7-6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indian Wells, CA SH 2200  Mar 7-16   Chang d. Ulirach       4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
                 1H 1000             Davenport d. Spirlea   6-2 6-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copenhagen, DEN  WI  228  Mar 10-16  Johansson d. Damm      6-4 3-6 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
St. Petersburg   WI  325  Mar 17-23  Johansson d. Furlan    6-3 6-4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Casablanca, MOR  WR  228  Mar 24-30  Arazi d. Squillari     3-6 6-1 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key Biscayne     SH 2700  Mar 20-30  Muster d. Bruguera     7-6 6-3 6-1
      (Lipton)    H 1750             Hingis d. Seles        6-2 6-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hilton Head, SC  1C  926  Mar 31 -   Hingis d. Seles        3-6 6-3 7-6
                              Apr 6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Davis Cup Round 2         Apr 4-6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estoril, POR     WR  625  Apr 7-13   Corretja d. Clavet     6-3 7-5
Madras, IND      WH  430             Tillstrom d. Radulescu 6-4 4-6 7-5
Hong Kong        WH  328             Chang d. Rafter        6-3 6-3
Amelia Island    2C  450             Davenport d. Pierce    6-2 6-3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tokyo, JPN       TH 1060  Apr 14-20  Krajicek d. Roux       6-2 3-6 6-1
                 3H  164             Sugiyama d. Frazier    4-6 6-4 6-4
Barcelona, ESP   TR  950             A Costa d. Portas      7-5 6-4 6-4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monte Carlo      SR 2300  Apr 21-27  Rios d. Corretja       6-4 6-3 6-3
Orlando, FL      WC  289             Chang d. Stafford      4-6 6-2 6-1
Jakarta, INA     4H  108             Sawamatsu d. Yoshida   6-3 6-2
Budapest, HUN    4R  108             Coetzer d. Appelmans   6-1 6-3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Munich, GER      WR  425  Apr 28 -   Philippou. d. Corretja 7-6 1-6 6-4
Atlanta, GA      WC  328      May 4  Alami d. Kulti         6-3 6-4
Prague, CZE      WR  365             Filippini d. Stolten.  7-6 6-4
Hamburg, GER     2R  450             Majoli d. Dragomir     6-3 6-2
Bol, CRO         4R  108             Lucic d. Morariu       7-5 6-7 7-6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hamburg, GER     SR 2300  May 5-11   Medvedev d. Mantilla   6-0 6-4 6-2
Coral Springs    WR  270             Stoltenberg d. Bjorkm. 6-0 2-6 7-5
Rome, ITA        1R  926             Pierce d. Martinez     6-4 6-0
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Rome, ITA        SR 2300  May 12-18  Corretja d. Rios       7-5 7-5 6-3
Berlin, GER      1R  926             M Fernandez d. Pierce  6-4 6-2
Cardiff, GBR     4C  108             Ruano-P. d. Dechaume   6-1 3-6 6-2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
World Team Cup   TR 1900  May 19-25  Spain d. Australia     3-0
St. Poelten, AUT WR  425             Filippini d. Rafter    7-6 6-2
Madrid, ESP      2R  250             Novotna d. Seles       7-5 6-1
Strasbourg, FRA  3R  175             Graf d. Lucic          6-2 7-5
Edinburgh, GBR    R  188             Arendt/Bollegraf d.
  (Doubles Only)                        McQuillan/Miyagi    6-1 3-6 7-5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FRENCH OPEN      *R       May 27 -   Kuerten d. Bruguera    6-3 6-4 6-2
                              Jun 9  Majoli d. Hingis       6-4 6-2
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Queen's Club     WG  700  Jun 9-15   Philippou. d. Ivanis'c 7-5 6-3 
Halle, GER       WR  900             Kafelnikov d. Korda    7-6 6-7 7-6
Bologna, ITA     WR  328             Mantilla d. Kuerten    4-6 6-2 6-1
Birmingham, GBR  3G  164             Tauziat d. Basuki      2-6 6-2 6-2
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Rosmalen, NED    WG  500  Jun 16-22  Krajicek d. Raoux      6-4 7-6
Nottingham, GBR  WG  328             Rusedski d. Kucera     6-4 7-5
Eastbourne, GBR  2G  450             ** final cancelled **  
Rosmalen, NED    3G  164             Dragomir d. Oremans    5-7 6-2 6-4
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WIMBLEDON        *G       Jun 23-    Sampras d. Pioline     6-4 6-2 6-4
                              Jul 6  Hingis d. Novotna      2-6 6-3 6-3
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Gstaad, SUI      WR  550  Jul 7-13   Mantilla d. Viloca     6-1 6-4 6-4
Bastad, SWE      WR  328             M Norman d. Marin      7-5 6-2
Newport, RI      WG  280             Sargsian d. Steven     7-6 4-6 7-5
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Stuttgart, GER   TR 1040  Jul 14-20  Corretja d. Kucera     6-2 7-5 
Washington, DC   TH  675             Chang d. Korda         5-7 6-2 6-1 
Prague           3R  160             Kruger d. Maruska      6-1 6-1
Palermo          4R  108             Testud d. Makarova     7-5 6-3 
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Kitzbuhel, AUT   WR  525  Jul 21-27  Dewulf d. Alonso       7-6 6-4 6-1
Los Angeles, CA  WH  328             Courier d. Enqvist     6-4 6-4
Umag, CRO        WR  400             Mantilla d. Bruguera   6-3 7-5
Stanford, CA     2H  450             Hingis d. Martinez     6-0 6-2
Warsaw, POL      4R  164             Paulus d. Nagyova      6-4 6-4 
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Montreal, CAN    SH 2300  Jul 28 -   Woodruff d. Kuerten    7-5 4-6 6-3
Amsterdam, NED   WR  500      Aug 3  Dosedel d. Moya        7-6 7-6 6-7 6-2
San Diego, CA    2H  450             Hingis d. Seles        7-6 6-4 
M Lanowitz, AUT  4R  108             Schett d. Nagyova      3-6 6-2 6-3
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Cincinnati, OH   SH 2300  Aug 4-10   Sampras d. Muster      6-3 6-4
San Marino       WR  328             Mantilla d. Gustafsson 6-4 6-1 
Los Angeles, CA  2H  450             Seles d. Davenport     5-7 7-5 6-4
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Indianapolis     TH 1040  Aug 11-17  Bjorkman d. Moya       6-3 7-6
New Haven, CT    TH 1040             Kafelnikov d. Rafter   7-6 6-4
Toronto, CAN     1H  926             Seles d. Huber         6-2 6-4
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Boston, MA       WH  328  Aug 18-24  Schalken d. Rios       7-5 6-3
Long Island, NY  WH  328             Moya d. Rafter         6-4 7-6
Atlanta, GA      2H  450             Davenport d. Testud    6-4 6-1
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US OPEN          *H       Aug 25-    Rafter d. Rusedski     6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
                              Sep 7  Hingis d. Williams     6-0 6-4
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Marbella, ESP    WR  328  Sep 8-14   A Costa d. Berasategui 6-3 6-2
Bournemouth, GBR WR  400             Mantilla d. Moya       6-2 6-2
Tashkent, UZB    WH  328             Henman d. Rosset       7-6 6-4
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Tokyo            2H  450  Sep 15-21  Seles d. Sanchez Vic.  6-1 3-6 7-6
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Grand Slam Cup   EI 6000  Sep 22-28  Sampras d. Rafter      6-2 6-4 7-5
Toulouse         WI  400             Kiefer d. Philippouss. 7-5 5-7 6-4
Bucharest, ROM   WR  500             Fromberg d. Gaudenzi   6-2 7-6
Leipzig, GER     2I  450             Novotna d. Coetzer     6-2 4-6 6-3
Surabaya, INA    4H  108             Van Roost d. Nemeckova 6-1 6-3
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Basel, SUI       Wh 1000  Sep 29 -   Rusedski d. Philippou. 6-3 7-6 7-6
Palermo, ITA     WR  328      Oct 5  Berasategui d. Hrbaty  6-4 6-2
Beijing, CHN     WI  328             Courier d. Gustafsson  7-6 3-6 6-3
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Fed Cup Final             Sep 28-29  France d. Netherlands  4-1
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Vienna, AUT      TI  800  Oct 6-12   Ivanisevic d. Rusedski 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
Singapore        Th  675             Gustafsson d. Kiefer   4-6 6-3 6-3
Filderstadt, GER 2h  450             Hingis d. Raymond      6-4 6-2
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Lyon, FRA        WI  750  Oct 13-19  Santoro d. Haas        6-4 6-4
Ostrava, CZE     WI  500             Kucera d. M Norman     6-2 ret
Zurich, SUI      1h  926             Davenport d. Tauziat   7-6 7-5
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Stuttgart, GER   TI 2300  Oct 20-26  Korda d. Krajicek      7-6 6-2 6-4
Mexico City      WR  330             Clavet d. Viloca       6-4 7-6
Luxembourg       3I  164             Coetzer d. Paulus      6-4 3-6 7-5
Quebec, CAN      3I  164             Schultz d. van Roost   6-4 6-7 7-5
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Paris, FRA       TI 2550  Oct 27 -   Sampras d. Bjorkman    6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1
Bogota, COL      WR  328      Nov 2  Clavet d. Lapentti     6-3 6-3
Moscow, RUS      1I  926             Novotna d. Sugiyama    6-3 6-4
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Moscow, RUS      WI 1125  Nov 3-9    Kafelnikov d. Korda    7-6 6-4
Stockholm, SWE   WI  825             Bjorkman d. Siemerink  3-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
Santiago, CHI    WR  228             Alonso d. Rios         6-2 6-1
Chicago          2I  450             Davenport d. Tauziat   6-0 7-5
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ATP Championship  I 3300  Nov 10-16  Sampras d. Kafelnikov  6-3 6-2 6-2
Philadelphia     2I  450             Hingis d. Davenport    7-5 6-7 7-6
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Chase Champs.     I 2000  Nov 17-23  Novotna d. Pierce      7-6 6-2 6-3
Pattaya          4H  108             Nagyova d. van Roost   7-5 6-7 7-5
ATP Doubles Chp   I  500             Leach/Stark
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 1.6                     1998 Tournament Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the men's and women's pro 
tournament schedule for 1998. 

    Notes Legend:    1 - WTA Tier 1            H - Outdoor Hard 
                     2 - WTA Tier 2            h - Indoor Hard
                     3 - WTA Tier 3            I - Indoor Carpet
                     4 - WTA Tier 4            C - Green Clay
                     * - Grand Slam Event      R - Red Clay 
                     S - ATP "Super 9"         G - Grass    
                     T - ATP Championship      ? - Surface not Known
                         Series      
                     W - ATP World Series    999 - Prize Money in $K
                     E - Exhibition                for tournament
 
 
Week         ATP Event Sites & Notes        WTA Event Sites & Notes
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Jan 5-11    Doha, QAT         WH 1000      Gold Coast, AUS   3H  164
            Adelaide, AUS     WH  340      Auckland, NZL     4H  108
            Hopman Cup        EH  640      Hopman Cup        EH  640

Jan 12-18   Sydney, AUS       WH  340      Sydney, AUS       2H  342
            Auckland, NZL     WH  340      Hobart, AUS       4H  108

Jan 19 -    AUSTRALIAN OPEN   *H           AUSTRALIAN OPEN   *H
   Feb 1

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Feb 2-8     Zagreb, CRO       WI  400      Tokyo, JPN        1I  926
            Marseille, FRA    WI  539

Feb 9-15    Dubai, UAE        WH 1039      Paris, FRA        2h  450
            San Jose, CA      Wh  340
            St. Petersburg    WI  340

Feb 16-22   Antwerp, BEL      TI 1000      Hannover, GER     2h  450
            Memphis, TN       Th  825

Feb 23 -    Milan, ITA        TI  814      Linz, AUT         2I  450
   Mar 1    Philadelphia, PA  Th  714      Oklahoma City     3h  164

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Mar 2-8     Rotterdam, NED    WI  750      Indian Wells, CA  1H 1250
            Scottsdale, AZ    WH  340

Mar 9-15    Indian Wells, CA  SH 2450      Indian Wells, CA  1H 1250
            Copenhagen, DEN   WI  236

Mar 19-29   LIPTON            SH 2700      LIPTON             H 1750
Mar 23-29   Casablanca, MAR   WR  235

Mar 30 -    Davis Cup I                    Hilton Head, SC   1C  926
   Apr 5

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Apr 6-12    Estoril, POR      WR  625      Amelia Island,FL  2C  450
            Chennai, IND      WH  430
            Hong Kong         WH  340

Apr 13-19   Tokyo, JPN        TH 1060      Tokyo, JPN        3H  164
            Barcelona, ESP    TR  950      Makarska, CRO     4R  108
                                           Fed Cup I

Apr 20-26   Monte Carlo       SR 2450      Jakarta, INA      4H  108
            Orlando, FL       WC  289      Budapest, HUN     4R  108

Apr 27 -    Munich, GER       WR  525      Hamburg, GER      2R  450
   May 3    Atlanta, GA       WC  365      Bol, CRO          4R  108
            Prague, CZE       WR  365

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May 4-10    Hamburg, GER      SR 2450      Rome, ITA         1R  926
            Coral Springs     WR  270

May 11-17   Rome, ITA         SR 2450      Berlin, GER       1R  926

May 18-24   World Team Cup    TR 1900      Strasbourg, FRA   3R  200
            St. Poelten, AUT  WR  425      Madrid, ESP       3R  164

May 25 -
   Jun 7    FRENCH OPEN       *R           FRENCH OPEN       *R

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Jun 8-14    Queen's Club      WG  760      Birmingham, GBR   3G  164
            Halle, GER        WG  900
            Bologna, ITA      WR  340

Jun 15-21   Hertogenbosch     WG  500      Eastbourne, GBR   2G  450
            Nottingham, GBR   WG  340      Rosmalen, NED     3G  164

Jun 22 -    WIMBLEDON         *G           WIMBLEDON         *G
   Jul 5

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Jul 6-12    Gstaad, SUI       WR  550      Prague, CZE       3R  160
            Bastad, SWE       WR  340      M Lankowitz, AUT  4R  108
            Newport, RI       WG  300

Jul 13-19   Davis Cup QF                   Warsaw, POL       3R  164
                                           Palermo, ITA      3R  163

Jul 20-26   Stuttgart, GER    TR 1040      Fed Cup SF
            Washington, DC    TH  700

Jul 27 -    Kitzbuhel, AUT    WR  525      Stanford, CA      2H  450
   Aug 2    Umag, CRO         WR  400
            Los Angeles, CA   WH  340

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Aug 3-9     Toronto, CAN      SH 2450      San Diego, CA     2H  450
            Amsterdam, NED    WR  500      Istanbul, TUR     4R  108

Aug 10-16   Cincinnati, OH    SH 2450      Los Angeles, CA   2H  450
            San Marino        WR  300

Aug 17-23   Indianapolis, IN  TH 1040      Montreal, CAN     1H  926
            New Haven, CT     TH  870

Aug 24-30   Boston, MA        WH  340      Atlanta, GA       2H  450
            Long Island, NY   WH  340

Aug 31 -
   Sep 13   U.S. OPEN         *H           U.S. OPEN         *H

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Sep 14-20   Bournemouth, GBR  WC  400      Seoul, KOR        4H  108
            Marbella, ESP     WR  340      KB Fed Cup Final
            Tashkent, UZB     WH  405

Sep 21-27   Davis Cup SF                   Tokyo, JPN        2H  450

Sep 28 -    Toulouse          WI  400      Leipzig, GER      2I  450
   Oct 4    Bucharest, ROM    WR  500      Surabaya, INA     4H  108

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Oct 5-11    Basel, SUI        Wh 1000      Filderstadt, GER  2h  450
            Palermo, ITA      WR  340
            Shanghai, CHN     Wh  340

Oct 12-18   Vienna, AUT       TI  800      Zurich, SUI       1h  926
            Singapore         Th  700

Oct 19-25   Lyon, FRA         WI  750      Moscow, RUS       1h  926
            Ostrava, CZE      WI 1000
            Beijing, CHN      WI  340

Oct 26 -    Stuttgart, GER    SI 2450      Quebec, CAN       3h  164
   Nov 1    Mexico City       WR  340      Luxembourg        3I  164

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Nov 2-8     Paris, FRA        SI 2550      Chicago, IL       2I  450
            Bogota, COL       WR  340

Nov 9-15    Moscow, RUS       WI 1150      Philadelphia, PA  2I  450
            Stockholm, SWE    WI  825
            Santiago, CHI     WR  340

Nov 16-22   ATP Doubles Chp.   h  600      WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS  I 2000
                                           Pattaya, THA      4H  108

Nov 23-29   ATP CHAMPIONSHIPS  h 3300

Nov 30 -    Davis Cup Final
   Dec 6

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 1.7                        Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is an international team competition introduced in 1900 by
American Dwight Davis.  While initally only two teams participated (the
USA and Great Britain), the competition has grown into an event in which
over 100 nations now participate.  The Davis Cup has undergone a number
of format changes over the years, assuming its current competition format
during the 1980's.

Davis Cup is divided into World Group competition and Zone competitions.
There are three zones: American, Euro-African, and Asia-Pacific.  Within
each zone countries square off for the opportunity to advance to the
World Group.

The World Group consists of the 16 top countries which compete in a
single-elimination draw to determine the Cup winner for a given year.
Around September, each of the 8 first round losers play the top 8
finishers in the Zone competitions in a "relegation tie."  The winner
of each tie advances to the World Group for the next year, while the
loser is relegated to Zone competition.  

The format of the Davis Cup tie is as follows:

    Day 1:  Singles A
            Singles B
    Day 2:  Doubles
    Day 3:  Reverse Singles C
            Reverse Singles D

The team winning at least three matches wins the tie.  Before each tie,
a team selects players to compete in that tie.  One of the teams hosts
the tie in their country and has the right to choose the court surface.
If two nations have never competed before, a draw determines the host
country.  The next time these two countries play each other, the other
country hosts, and so on.


997 Davis Cup Final:

    Sweden d. USA, 5-0               Goteborg, Sweden

    Bjorkman - SWE d. Chang - USA          7-5 1-6 6-3 6-3
    Larsson - SWE d. Sampras - USA         3-6 7-6 2-1 ret
    Bjorkman/Kulti - SWE d.
        Martin/Stark - USA                 6-4 6-4 6-4
    Bjorkman - SWE d. Stark - USA          6-1 6-1
    Larsson - SWE d. Chang - USA           7-6 6-7 6-4

Davis Cup winners, 1983-1996:

    1983  Australia d. Sweden      3-2     Melbourne, Australia
    1984  Sweden d. USA            4-1     Goteborg, Sweden
    1985  Sweden d. Germany        3-2     Munich, Germany
    1986  Australia d. Sweden      3-2     Melbourne, Australia
    1987  Sweden d. India          5-0     Goteborg, Sweden
    1988  Germany d. Sweden        4-1     Goteborg, Sweden
    1989  Germany d. Sweden        3-2     Stuttgart, Germany
    1990  USA d. Australia         3-2     St. Petersburg, FL, USA
    1991  France d. USA            3-1     Lyon, France
    1992  USA d. Switzerland       3-1     Forth Worth, TX, USA
    1993  Germany d. Australia     4-1     Dusseldorf, GER
    1994  Sweden d. Russia         4-1     Moscow, RUS
    1995  USA d. Russia            3-2     Moscow, RUS
    1996  France d. Sweden         3-2     Malmo, SWE

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 1.8                           Fed Cup   

   The Fed Cup is formerly known as the Federation Cup.  The Fed Cup is
the women's version of the Davis Cup.  Through 1994, the format of the
Fed Cup was that the entire event was held over a one week period in one 
city.  As of 1995, the Fed Cup has adopted a Davis Cup style format.
 
   As with Davis Cup, the Fed Cup competition is divided into the highest
level World Group and the lower level Zone competitions.  The World Group
consists of 8 countries which compete using a single elimination draw to
determine the Cup winner for a given year.  The 4 countries which lose in
the 1st round (quarterfinals) are required to compete in a qualifying,
or relegation round, against 4 other countries winning Zone competition
matches, for the right to remain in the World Group for the next year.
 
   The format of a Fed Cup "tie" is as follows.  The tie will be played
over two days.  Day 1 features two singles matches.  Day 2 features the
reverse singles matches and then the doubles match.  As in Davis Cup, the
team winning at least three matches wins the tie.  Also, like Davis Cup,
one of the two teams serves as the host country, with host duties
alternating for a given pair of opposing countries.  The host country
enjoys the privilege of choosing the venue and court surface for the
tie.
 

Details of the the 1997 final tie - France d. Netherlands, 4-1:

      Testud - FRA       d. Schultz-M. - NED   6-4 4-6 6-3
      Pierce - FRA       d. Oremans - NED      6-4 6-1
      Schultz-M. - NED   d. Pierce - FRA       4-6 6-3 6-4
      Testud - FRA       d. Oremans - NED      0-6 6-3 6-3
      Fusai/Tauziat - FRA d.
             Bollegraf/Vis - NED               6-3 6-4

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