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  French Open Tickets - French Open Tennis Tickets
The 1998 French Open provided over 10 million dollars French Open Tickets in prize money to the more than 500 men and women who were able to get their French Open Tickets and their names stamped in gold letters around the Court n°1, and attracted more than 2.5 billion viewers from over 170 countries.
The French Open is considered to be one of the most well known tennis tournaments in the world because a lot of French Open Tickets were sold, along with its other Grand Slam cousins such as the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open too.
The French Open is a two-week tournament that starts every May. It's the place to be for celebrity dazzlement, world class tennis competition and visual pleasure, so Don't miss the French open tennis events and buy French open Tickets as soon as possible.
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 1998 French Open: Can't keep old champions down!
This year's French Open got underway with the same brand of hype which has fuelled most women's tennis tournaments in 1998 -- talk about the teens.
For Monica Seles, setting foot on court at the 1998 French Open was unquestionably bittersweet.
Highly regarded for her rare ability to change strategies in mid-stream, the GQ cover girl was curiously unable or unwilling to employ a Plan B on this occasion.
www.tennis-ontheline.com /98/fopen1.htm   (1996 words)

  
 1998 French Open - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: 1998 French Open - Women's Singles
Main article: 1998 French Open - Men's Doubles
Main article: 1998 French Open - Women's Doubles
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 List of male tennis players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filip Dewulf (1972-) - Belgium - 1997 French Open semi-finalist, 1998 quarter-finalist
Wojtek Fibak (1952-) - (Poland) - 1977/1980 French Open quarter-finalist; 1980 Wimbledon quarter-finalist; 1980 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
Mariano Puerta - (Argentina) - 2005 French Open finalist
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_male_tennis_players   (5186 words)

  
 Sports: French Open frustrates top men
The honor of playing the opening match on center court goes to Serena Williams, trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988-89 to win five straight majors.
Sampras won five French Open matches the past six years combined, so his recent withdrawal was not as surprising as his decision not to play at Wimbledon.
Last year's French Open is his only singles title at any level since August 1999, a stretch of 88 events.
www.sptimes.com /2003/05/26/news_pf/Sports/French_Open_frustrate.shtml   (764 words)

  
 Rolland Garros French Open at French open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Redirected from Rolland Garros The French Open tennis tournament held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris France is the second of the world's Grand Slam in tennis tournaments.
French Open 'Rolland Garros is the only place where the Latin beat thrives' Alain Deflassieux L'Equipe Monday June attend the French Open at Rolland Garros France.
Redirected from Rolland -Garros The French Open (or the Rolland Garros) tennis tournament, held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, is the second of the world's Grand Slam in tennis tournaments.
www.goobies.info /french-open/rolland-garros-french-open.php   (1097 words)

  
 First week fanfare at the French Open
She knows that she can beat any of the top players, that she has the ability to win as many as seven matches in a row in a Grand Slam, and that she can still win even when she is down or when she is not playing her best.
Since the US Open win, she has developed a champion’s mentality and it could be this very quality which leads her to Parisian glory on Saturday.
Furthermore, since her shock semi final exit at the Australian Open, Lindsay has not quite been the same player she used to be, and has suffered a number of early round losses earlier this year.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/womens_tennis/20614/7   (518 words)

  
 Robby Ginepri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He beat 2004 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta (7-6, 6-1) and David Ferrer (6-4, 6-3) in rounds 1 and 2, 1998 French Open and past Cincinnati champion Carlos Moya (6-3, 6-4) in round 3, and two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin (6-2, 6-3) in the quarterfinal.
His summer hardcourt record was at 14-3 when he arrived at the U.S. Open two weeks later.
In November at the Madrid Masters, Ginepri made it to another ATP Masters Series semifinal before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 7-6, 7-5.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robby_Ginepri   (413 words)

  
 1998 French Open at Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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Two French SLAMS Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open May June Paris Defending June Full story and results June Road to the Finals More French Open Headlines June Roland Garros' The French Open Paris Groiler Interactive The Ultimate Networkable D Sim Choose your player and skill level to hit the court.
Open - Women's Singles Below you'll find the results, starting from the fourth round, of the Women's Singles Competition at the 1998.
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 First week fanfare at the French Open
So, before we delve into French Open 1999, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and try to reminisce over some of the highlights in French Open 1998….
Having won the French Open title three consecutive times from 1990-92, she was on track to become the first woman to win four consecutive titles before the unfortunate stabbing incident in Hamburg a month before the 1993 French Open.
Many were surprised with her decision to enter the French Open so soon after Karolj’s passing, but were even more surprised to find her still standing on centre court on finals Sunday.
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 Profiles of top men at Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
His major goal of 1998 will be to beat Roy Emerson's record of 12 Grand Slam titles and after disappointing Australian and French Opens, Sampras will be determined to regain his aura of invincibility at Wimbledon.
Runner-up to Petr Korda in the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, Rios went on to depose Sampras from the number one spot for four weeks.
Reaching the final of the U.S. Open last year has given Rusedski a massive confidence boost and, as long as his fitness holds out, this year represents his best chance of success on home soil.
www.fresnobee.com /man/sports/tennis/98slam/content/062198/frb.21937.html   (693 words)

  
 EXCLUSIVE: Webb aspires to avoid high-speed download at 1st U.S. Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
And you could tell that the fans at the U.S. Open are going to gobble up her disarming charm, her earnestness and the wavy brown hair full of the bounce you'd expect from the 1998 NCAA tennis individual singles champion.
The unanimous pick for 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, she finished her third straight All-ACC season ranked No. 2 in the country with a record of 44-9 and was named the ACC female athlete of the year in July.
Webb said she got to see Chuasiriporn in the Open on television and was able to take from it "the fact that she was confident coming in and ignored all the buzz that was going on around her and just played her game."
www.fresnobee.com /man/sports/tennis/98slam/content/082898/frb.33928.html   (997 words)

  
 ESPN.com - French Open 2003 - Serena might not be a hero in France
And after she won the NASDAQ-100 Open in April, Serena Williams -- the reigning French Open champion -- smiled mischievously, mustered a cartoonish French accent and said, "We want to make clothes.
There is no truth to the rumor that this year's French Open, which begins on Monday, has been renamed the Freedom Open.
At 23, Ferrero has progressed at the French Open from semifinal appearances in 2000 and 2001 to last year's final, where he lost to fellow countryman Albert Costa.
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 Carlos Moya : Life Fitness : Commercial
Carlos began playing tennis at age six, and eventually became the number 4 ranked men’s player in the world and has gone on to capture 18 professional singles titles, including the 1998 French Open.
In May 1999, Carlos was selected by People Magazine in U.S. as one of its 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
Became the first Spaniard to rank No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings (since 1973).
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 No clear men’s favorite as French Open starts today - May 26, 2003
Albert Costa might be destined to join the group of men with one major triumph, but he made clear Sunday that’s OK with him as he prepares to defend his French Open title.
No. 4 Carlos Moya is the only other man with two clay titles this year, and he won the 1998 French Open (his lone major title).
The honor of playing today’s opening match on center court goes to Serena Williams, trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988-89 to win five straight majors.
archive.dailyitem.com /archive/2003/0526/sports/stories/08sports.htm   (573 words)

  
 Seles, Kuerten win French Open tuneups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Seles won her second Italian Open title by defeating France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the final in Rome; Brazil's Kuerten outlasted Russia's Marat Safin 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) in a three-hour, 51-minute Masters Series Hamburg final.
In Hamburg, Kuerten, the 1997 French Open champion, captured his second title of the year by defeating the player who ended his French Open reign.
Kuerten was beaten by Safin in the 1998 French Open second round.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/stnfs21.htm   (674 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Special Events | French Open | Kuerten wins third French title
But Corretja, who also lost the 1998 French Open final to compatriot Carlos Moya, started the brighter on a grey, blustery day in Paris.
He deservedly edged the opening set 7-6 - the first he had taken from Kuerten in their last four matches - by winning the tie-break 7-3.
Links to more French Open stories are at the foot of the page.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/french_open/1381293.stm   (377 words)

  
 1998 French Open | Tennis Through Time
Winning the US, Australian Open and Wimbledon, he is denied a chance to win the Grand Slam when the ATP bans him from the French Open for playing on the World Team Tennis Tour.
John McEnroe, famous for his on-court outbursts, is disqualified from Australian Open.
Martina Hingis enters the French open trying for the 2nd leg in a Grand Slam attempt, having missed it in 1997 when she lost only the French Open.
www.fortunecity.com /olympia/zola/206/time3.html   (429 words)

  
 ESPN.com - French Open 2003 - Seles might miss Wimbledon
After losing in the first round at the French Open, she said she needs to take some time away from the game to see if her injured feet will heal enough to allow her to play without pain.
And she had made at least the quarterfinals in all of her 10 previous visits to Roland Garros, winning the title each year from 1990-92.
She's won a total of nine major championships, but hasn't been to a final at one of the big four tournaments since the 1998 French Open.
espn.go.com /tennis/french03/s/2003/0528/1559892.html   (536 words)

  
 FOX23 News - Coverage & Convenience Serena, Venus could meet in French Open final   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The 2003 French Open, which will get underway Monday at Stade Roland Garros, revealed its draws Friday and the top seeds -- Serena and Lleyton Hewitt -- should have their hands full during the prestigious clay-court fortnight.
Serena, of course, is the reigning French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open champ, while Venus finished as the runner-up all four times.
The 33-year-old Agassi, who captured the Australian Open in January, claimed his lone French Open crown in 1999 and in the process became only the fifth man to secure all four Grand Slam event titles in his career.
www.fox23news.com /sports/story.aspx?content_id=EE4CDA1E-3E32-435A-A143-3573FE80631E   (624 words)

  
 French Open: Door slams shut for Sampras in French Open
OF THE several disappointing performances Pete Sampras has produced over the years at the French Open, few rank as low as the inept display which led to his second-round defeat at Roland Garros yesterday.
The world champion, making his ninth attempt to win the only Grand Slam title which still eludes him, was well beaten 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 2 hr 3 min by 21-year-old Paraguayan Ramon Delgado.
Rios, 22, is well on the way to banishing his truculent days, which infuriated not only the media but also many of his fellow players, and he hardly deserves to have just become the first player to be awarded the 'Prix de Citron' three years in succession by French journalists.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/05/28/stpars28.html   (748 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Tennis French Open - Canada's Sports Leader
Australian Open champion Marat Safin, last year's French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria and former Roland Garros titlist Juan Carlos Ferrero also managed to record wins here on Day 2.
The reigning U.S. Open and two-time Wimbledon champion Federer is 10-1 on clay this year, including a Masters Series shield in Hamburg just two weeks ago.
Other stars on the Day-3 schedule will be last year's French Open semifinal losers Tim Henman and David Nalbandian, as well as 1998 French Open winner Carlos Moya and French crowd favorites Sebastien Grosjean and Richard Gasquet.
www.tsn.ca /tennis/french_open/news_story.asp?ID=125843   (1036 words)

  
 ESPN.com - French Open 2002 - Capriati advances to quarterfinals
Seles, who won the last of her three French Open titles a decade ago, also showcased her shotmaking in a 6-4, 7-5 fourth-round win over No. 11 Daniel Hantuchova.
She broke through against Venus Williams for the first time in the Australian Open quarterfinals, beating her for the first time in seven attempts.
And her friend Suarez, never before past the second around in eight previous trips to the French Open, upset No. 10 Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
sports.espn.go.com /tennis/french02/s/2002/0602/1389715.html   (544 words)

  
 KGPE - CBS TV47 - Coria and Moya roll in French Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Moya, the 1998 French Open champ and a winner in Rome earlier this month, has dropped just 11 games in his last two matches, but will probably have a tougher time with his next opponent -- fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
Henman, a 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-2 winner, is into the fourth round of the French Open for the first time.
The match resumed with the score 7-7 in the fifth set and each player held serve until the big Russian was able to break when Mantilla hit a lob and a backhand long on consecutive points to give Safin the match.
www.cbs47.tv /sports/story.aspx?content_id=030CB662-FEA6-4583-9EDE-0D0C621FEBF8   (849 words)

  
 Andre Agassi, Jerome Haehnel, Marat Safin, TENNIS - CBS SportsLine.com
On the women's side, Justine Henin-Hardenne returned from a six-week layoff and began her bid for a second successive French Open title by beating Sandrine Testud 6-4, 6-4.
Agassi lost in the opening round of a major event for the first time since the 1998 French Open, when he was beaten by Marat Safin, who was playing as a qualifier in his first major tournament.
Ivan Lendl's first-round loss at the French Open to wild-card Stephane Huet of France in 1993.
www.sportsline.com /tennis/story/7354646   (1062 words)

  
 Verkerk, Ferrero in French Open final (printable version)
PARIS — Martin Verkerk is having the time of his life at the French Open.
He’s the eighth unseeded French Open finalist in the last 35 years.
Before Coria, he knocked off No. 4 Carlos Moya (the 1998 French Open champion), No. 11 Rainer Schuettler (this year’s Australian Open runner-up) and No. 29 Vince Spadea.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=44078   (809 words)

  
 ESPN.com - TENNIS/FRENCH05 - Qualifier eliminates Agassi at French Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
PARIS -- Andre Agassi, the oldest player at the French Open, felt his age Tuesday.
Hobbled by an inflamed nerve in his back that dates back months, Agassi lost in the opening round for the second year in a row.
Also eliminated was Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time French Open champion who has battled hip trouble for years.
sports.espn.go.com /sports/tennis/french05/news/story?id=2067174&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233   (770 words)

  
 '03 French boosted Roddick, Federer, Ferrero - French Open - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
PARIS - Heading into the 2003 French Open, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Juan Carlos Ferrero were brimming with potential and had little to show for it.
He added the Australian Open to his resume in January, sparking talk of a Grand Slam bid, and now is No. 1.
Ferrero never has fared worse than the semifinals at four French Opens, but he’s seeded No. 4 after going merely 5-2 on clay; he toted a 21-2 mark to Paris last year.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5025553   (1143 words)

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