Tennis

ASB CLASSIC

(Auckland)

Singles, second round (prefix numbers denote seeds): 1-A. Pistolesi (Israel) bt E. Likhovtseva (Russia) 6-3 7-6 (7-3), J. Craybas (US) bt M. Tu (US) 6-4 6-4, V. Zvonareva (Russia) bt A. Barna (Germany) 6-3 6-4, Y. Jeong Cho (Korea) bt 6-C. Fernandez (Argentina) 7-5 6-2, L. Granville (US) bt C. Black (Zimbabwe) 6-3 6-2, E. Gagliardi (Switzerland) bt A. Harkleroad (US) 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-5), 5-P. Suarez (Argentina) bt M. Pierce (France) 4-6 6-4 6-4, 2-E. Daniilidou (Greece) bt M. Muller (Germany) 6-3 6-0.

Doubles, quarter-finals: Harkleroad/M. Emilia Salerni (Argentina) bt N. De Villiers (South Africa)/A. Van Exel (Netherlands) 6-3 6-1, T. Ashley/Abigail Spears (US) bt 2-T. Krizan/K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) 6-2 6-2.

QATAR OPEN

First round (prefix number denotes seeding): 9-J.-M. Gambill (US) bt I. Heuberger (Switzerland) 6-1 7-5, 8-F. Santoro (France) bt F. Mantilla (Spain) 6-3 6-3, D. Ferrer (Spain) bt R. Sluiter (Netherlands) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-4, 1-R. Federer (Switzerland) bt A. Stoliarov (Russia) 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 6-4, M. Kratochvil (Switzerland) bt S. Khalfan (Qatar) 6-0 6-4, 2-A. Costa (Spain) bt A. Gaudenzi (Italy) 6-3 6-4, S. Koubek (Austria) bt 7-N. Escude (France) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2, F. Vicente (Spain) bt 4-Y. Kafelnikov (Russia) 6-2, 7-5

INDIAN OPEN

(Madras)

First round: Z. Krajan (Cro) bt R. Bopanna (Ind) 6-4 7-6 (7-3), T. Behrend (Ger) bt 5-A. Pavel (Rom) 6-3 6-3, N. Okun (Isr) bt J. Balcells (Spa) 7-5 6-4, 1-G. Canas (Arg) bt D. Norman (Bel) 4-6 6-2 6-3, 8-A. Montanes (Spa) bt M. Llodra (Fra) 7-6 (7-5) 1-6 6-4, J. Van Lottum (Ned) bt O. Patience (Fra) 6-2 7-6 (7-4), M. Philippoussis (Aus) bt M. Kohlmann (Ger) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3, 2-P. Srichaphan (Tha) bt J. Vacek (Cze) 7-5 6-2, C. Mamiit (US) bt 7-L. Burgsmuller (Ger) 6-0 6-3, K. Kucera (Svk) bt J. Gimelstob (US) 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S HARDCOURT

(Gold Coast)

First round: L. Krasnoroutskaya (Russia) bt F. Zuluaga (Colombia) 6-3 6-1, N. Petrova (Russia) bt B. Rittner (Germany) 6-3 1-6 6-3.

Second round: 8-B. Schett (Austria) beat E. Callens (Belgium) 7-5 6-3, M.-G. Mikaelian (Switzerland) bt S. Talaja (Croatia) 6-4 6-2, 1-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) bt F. Schiavone (Italy) 6-4 6-4, M. Sanchez Lorenzo (Spain) beat E. Loit (France) 7-5 6-4.

HOPMAN CUP

(Perth)

Group A. -

Uzbekistan 2 Paraguay 1 (Uzbekistan names first): I. Tulyaganova lost to R. Neffa-de Los Rios 6-4 6-2, O. Orgorodov bt R. Delgado 7-5 6-3, Ogorodov/Tulyaganova bt Delgado/Neffa-de Los Rios 6-4 7-6 (7/4).

United States 3 Spain 0 (US names first): S. Williams bt V. Ruano Pascual 6-3 6-3, J. Blake bt Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-0, Williams/Blake bt Ruano Pascual/Robredo 6-1 6-4.

Group B. -

Australia 3 Slovakia 0 (Australian names first): A. Molik bt D. Hantuchova 6-4 6-2, L. Hewitt bt D. Hrbaty 6-2 6-0, Hewitt/Molik bt Hrbaty/Hantuchova 7-6 7-6.

Czech Republic 2 Slovakia 1 (Czech Republic names first): D. Bedanova bt D. Hantuchova 3-6 6-4 6-1, J. Novak bt D. Hrbaty 7-6 (7-1) 5-7 6-3, Novak/ Bedanova lost to Hrbaty/Hantuchova 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 9-11.

Australia 3 Italy 0 (Australian names first): A. Molik bt S. Farina-Elia 6-3 6-4, L. Hewitt bt D. Sanguinetti 6-3 6-1, Hewitt/Molik bt Sanguinetti/Farina-Elia 6-0 6-0.

AAPT CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Adelaide)

First round: F. Squillari (Arg) bt 1-W. Ferreira (RSA) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2, R. Gasquet (Fra) bt A. Di Pasquale (Fra) 3-6 6-3 6-4, R. Krajicek (Ned) bt S. Draper (Aus) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.

Second round: 5-M. Zabaleta (Arg) bt M. Verkerk (Ned) 6-4 6-4, A. Voinea (Rom) bt A. Kim (USA) 6-4 6-1, N. Davydenko (Rus) bt 4-I. Ljubicic (Cro) 4-6 6-4 7-6 (11-9).