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	Gustavo Kuerten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Won his second French Open title and became the first South American to finish the year as World No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings (since 1973).
		In February 2005, Kuerten announced his return in the Valencia Open, in Spain, which he would enter thanks to his ATP protected rank (a fictional ranking designed to help injured players: Kuerten would be able to enter automatically in as many as eight tournaments without the need of a wildcard or playing qualifying matches).
		When Kuerten won the 1997 French Open ranked 66th in the world (Entry system, prior to the creation of the Champions' Race), he became the second lowest ranked player to win a Grand Slam event (second to Mark Edmondson, who won the 1976 Australian Open ranked 212th in the world).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gustavo_Kuerten (2678 words)

	French and Indian Wars. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In 1748 a group of Virginians interested in Western lands formed the Ohio Company, and at the same time the French were investigating possibilities of occupying the upper Ohio region.
		The contest between the Ohio Company and the French was now joined and hinged on possession of the spot where the Monongahela and the Allegheny join to form the Ohio (the site of Pittsburgh).
		The French Louis Joseph de Montcalm, one of the great commanders of his time, distinguished himself (1758) by repulsing the attack of James Abercromby on Ticonderoga.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fr/FrenchNI.html (1165 words)

	WGAL.com - Tennis - Henin-Hardenne, Pierce Reach French Semis; Davenport, Sharapova Ousted
		French crowd favorite Mary Pierce toppled top-seeded American Lindsay Davenport, while Belgian star Justine Henin- Hardenne disposed of second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at the 2005 French Open.
		The 2000 French Open titlist Pierce, seeded 21st here, blasted a weary Davenport 6-3, 6-2 to reach her third Roland Garros semifinal.
		Pierce was the French Open runner-up in 1994.
	www.wgal.com /tennis/4548782/detail.html (753 words)

	2000 French Open 2nd Round Interview Seles defeats Gagliardi 6-0,6-1 :: www.monicaselessite.com
		I'll never forget at The Open in '91, at his age, how well he was playing, how hard he was competing.
		Really the change started when I played in Tokyo after The Open when the head of Yonex, he just felt that my balls did not have the same amount of power on them, the same control that I had.
		But as an athlete, you try to improve upon that, especially a big tournament like the French Open you know that you better start fast from the first ball on because anything can happen out there.
	www.monicaselessite.com /Y2000/FRENCHOPEN/interviews/00FOrnd2INT.html (1457 words)

	Henin wins French Open
		Justine Henin-Hardenne picked up her second French Open title on Saturday in the most one-sided final in 17 years, beating French bundle of ticks and twitches Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1.
		The Belgian 10th seed, who lost her world number one ranking after missing much of last year with an energy-sapping virus, reclaimed the Roland Garros crown she first won in 2003 as Pierce fell apart in front of her friends, family and fans.
		2000: Skips French Open because of an arm injury and is plagued throughout the season with foot and toe injuries.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/jun/04french3.htm (923 words)

	The Sports Network - Women's Tennis
		The 22-year-old Clijsters had lost in all four of her previous major finals, including the 2003 U.S. Open championship match where she was defeated by countrywoman Justine Henin-Hardenne.
		Clijsters, who was considered the pre-tournament favorite despite missing last year's Open while recovering from left wrist surgery, has now won 25 straight matches on hardcourts and ran her overall winning streak to 16 matches.
		The resurgent Pierce, who was playing in her first-ever U.S. Open title match, joined world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport as the only women to reach two major finals this year.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-w/news/BBN3979212.htm (566 words)

	French Open 2000
		That's because Gustavo Kuerten won his second French Open title Sunday, beating Magnus Norman in the men's final 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).
		Andre Agassi was fined the maximum $10,000 for leaving the French Open without speaking to reporters after he lost Thursday to Karol Kucera in the second round.
		Defending champion Andre Agassi and Martina Hingis were named the top seeds for the French Open, tennis' second Grand Slam of the year which begins Monday.
	espn.go.com /tennis/french00 (312 words)

	The Sports Network - Women's Tennis
		Dementieva opened up a 5-2 edge in the tiebreak, but Davenport rallied to win the next four points and was on the cusp of reaching her ninth Open semifinal.
		She's a perfect 5-0 in her Grand Slam semis, including a victory at the French Open earlier this summer.
		The veteran Pierce captured her major titles at the 1995 Aussie Open and 2000 French Open.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-w/news/BBN3978621.htm (591 words)

	FRENCH OPEN / Women's final a dream matchup
		Paris -- The French Open women's semifinals were such lopsided affairs that they barely amounted to two hours' worth of shot-making at Roland Garros on Thursday.
		Saturday's final will pit a Frenchwoman they love, 2000 French Open winner Mary Pierce, against a European neighbor they respect, Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne, the tournament's 2003 victor.
		Energy is a precious commodity to Henin-Hardenne, who spent most of the 2004 season bed ridden with a viral illness and had her return delayed by an ankle injury.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/03/SPGO2D2Q6S1.DTL&type=printable (511 words)

	Sampras News - May 30, 2000 \| French Open - aftermath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		His idol, Rod Laver won the French Open and won 2 Grand Slams of all 4 titles in one year this firmly placed him as a legend in tennis history.
		30th May - PARIS -At the French Open on Tuesday it was the annual awards, in which a panel of judges vote for their favourite or least favourite players on the tour.
		Kafelnikov is the 1996 French Open Champion, and similar to Rios a former world number one, went on to reach the final of that tournament in February, but lost to Switzerland's Marc Rosset in an exciting often-volatile match.
	www.samprasfanz.com /news/000530.html (992 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| Animosity and amour in Paris
		Booed and derided for her accent by fans, it took victory at the 2000 French Open - which made her the first home winner for 33 years - to be finally accepted by the Paris faithful.
		The mutual love-in between three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten and the French fans is a case in point.
		But while the Americans like a good love story as much as the French, it seems unlikely the affair between Serena Williams and the Roland Garros crowd is ever going to be any other than frosty.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/2968154.stm (522 words)

	Women's Tennis: Pierce reaches first U.S. Open final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		French star Mary Pierce overcame Russian slugger Elena Dementieva on Friday to reach the women's final at the 2005 U.S. Open.
		Pierce is the first-ever French woman to land in the U.S. Open championship match.
		The 17-year veteran Pierce, who was born in Canada, resides in Florida but plays under the French flag, will appear in her sixth Grand Slam final (2-3), including wins at the 1995 Australian Open and 2000 French Open.
	www.shareholder.com /fbfs/moreinfo.cfm?id=252s9921 (422 words)

	Tennis Week
		The 2000 French Open champion came to Paris with an unspectacular 12-8 record on the season showing few signs she was ready to return to her first Grand Slam final in five years.
		Since she swept the singles and doubles titles at the 2000 French Open to become the first French woman since Francoise Durr in 1967 to win the Roland Garros singles title, Pierce had only reached the quarterfinals once in 15 Grand Slam appearances.
		She beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario to win her first major title at the 1995 Australian Open, a year after she fell to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the 1994 French Open final, and captured her second with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Conchita Martinez in the 2000 Roland Garros final.
	www.sportsmediainc.net /tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=13057 (502 words)

	The US Open 2005 - Grand Slam Tennis - Official Site by IBM - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This was Pierce's 13th appearance at the Open and 50th time in a Grand Slam for her career.
		Pierce's quest for the Open crown has the backing of raucous New York fans, but she still has to get through either Davenport or Dementieva in her next match and Kim Clijsters or Maria Sharapova in the final.
		This was Mauresmo's seventh appearance at the Open.
	www.usopen.org /en_US/news/reports/2005-09-07/200509071126122065737.html (547 words)

	GoTennis - It's Tennis on the Net! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kuerten, who surprised everybody in 1997 by winning the French, lost in the final in Rome but won in Hamburg, faces a tough first round against Andreas Vinciguerra of Sweden, who is one of the brightest new faces on tour.
		Hingis desparately wants to win the French Open, the only Grand Slam she has not added to her trophy case.
		Lindsay is in the best shape and playing the best tennis of her career, and has the 2000 Australian Open trophy to prove it.
	www.gotennis.com /live/fo00/luke/day_0.html (1283 words)

	SLAM! TENNIS: 2000 FRENCH OPEN
		She happily found the locker rooms more spacious, but noticed enough doors and courts had been moved around recently to make her feel a little disoriented.
		Williams, the U.S. Open champion, was seeded eighth but had been out for more than a month with the injury.
		PARIS (CP) -- Canadian Vanessa Webb has drawn a marquee matchup at the French Open against Russian starlet Anna Kournikova.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamTennisFrenchOpen00/pretournament.html (371 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Past French Open champs cruise into women's final
		CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP Mary Pierce, the 2000 French Open champion, reacts yesterday after defeating Elena Likhovtseva in their semifinal match in Paris.
		PARIS — The French Open women's semifinals were such lopsided affairs that they barely amounted to two hours' worth of shot-making at Roland Garros yesterday.
		Tomorrow's final will pit a Frenchwoman they love, 2000 French Open winner Mary Pierce, against a European neighbor they respect, Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne, the tournament's 2003 victor.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002297414_french03.html (682 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| Henin wraps up French Open title
		The Belgian 10th seed crushed the hopes of French fans as she battered home favourite Pierce with a flurry of forehands and driving backhands.
		The Belgian's composure took the sting out of the match and silenced the French crowd, who were never really given a chance to get behind Pierce.
		The 2000 French Open champion tried to unsettle Henin, running into the net and sending up looping high balls - but it was too late for attacking tactics.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/tennis/4606827.stm (421 words)

	ABC News: Ginepri, Pierce Reach Open Semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ginepri, a 22-year-old who had never gone beyond the third round of the Open, won his third straight five-setter against a seeded player, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, Wednesday and guaranteed that an American will play in the final.
		Mary Pierce, the 2000 French Open and 1995 Australian winner, advanced to her first U.S. Open semifinals, beating fellow Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-1.
		Ginepri's victory over the No. 8 Coria, the Argentine who was a French Open finalist last year, took just over three hours and ended with a dramatic series of six match points.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1106186&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (422 words)

	Multimedia
		Mary addresses the crowd in French after winning her first French Open title.
		Mary talks bout how it feels to be in the French Open Semifinals and about her next opponent Martina Hingis.
		Mary hits an unbelievable between the legs shot during her 2000 French Open quarterfinal match against Seles.
	www.geocities.com /marypierceonline/multi.htm (171 words)

	Kuerten wins second French Open (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		PARIS -- Ten times, Gustavo Kuerten was one point from the French Open title Sunday, only to have Magnus Norman find a way to stay in the match.
		It took the Brazilian 3 hours, 44 minutes to earn his second French Open title.
		Norman faced the first championship point serving at 4-5 in the fourth set, and he hit a forehand that Kuerten thought landed wide.
	ww1.sportsline.com /ns/ce/multi/0,1511,2469201,00.html (629 words)

	ESPN.com - A look at the players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He ended 2000 with a singles ranking in the top 100 for the third consecutive year (No. 97).
		A native of Basel, Federer finished in fourth-place at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and reached the fourth round of the 2000 French Open.
		He also reached the third round of the 2000 French Open, losing to his countryman Federer 8-6 in the fifth set.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1049202&type=story (650 words)

	ESPN.com - French Open 2001
		Jennifer Capriati rallied to win the French Open title and kept her hope of a Grand Slam alive.
		Sisters Venus and Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open doubles Wednesday, a title they won two years ago.
		Jennifer Capriati had trouble believing she won the French Open (Courtesy: NBC Sports).
	espn.starwave.com /tennis/french01 (319 words)

	13WHAM-TV \|\| Rochester - Henin-Hardenne, Pierce seek spots in Roland Garros final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The 2000 French Open champion Pierce reached the final four by pasting world No. 1 American and Australian Open runner-up Lindsay Davenport, while Henin-Hardenne advanced by blasting second-seeded Wimbledon titlist Maria Sharapova on Tuesday.
		The three-time Grand Slam champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Henin- Hardenne captured the French Open in 2003 by beating her fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters in the final.
		The 30-year-old Pierce, who won the 1995 Aussie Open for her other Grand Slam title, will perform in her fifth career Grand Slam semifinal and has yet to lose (4-0).
	www.13wham.com /sports/story.aspx?content_id=EDBF650F-CE5A-4DCA-A3A4-FFF6E4088A5D (415 words)

	Official Anna Kournikova Message Boards - View Single Post - War of nerves: Jenny wins RG 2001
		Anna reached the quarters of the Aussie Open this year despite a stomach ailment.
		2000 played 26 tournaments - injured liagments in her left ankle missed 3 weeks but should not have came back and played the French open..
		As she was always been seeded from 9th - 16th and having to play a top 8 seed in the 4th round..
	www.kournikova.com /community/showpost.php?p=2656&postcount=15 (576 words)

	KGET TV 17 - In the Spirit of the Golden Empire - Serena, Venus in same half; Ferrero gets tough draw in Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Second-seeded Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Venus Williams landed in the bottom half of the women's draw, which means the superstar siblings could meet here, just not in the final, as they did in 2002 when Serena captured her first French crown.
		The men's top seed, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, will open his stay in Paris against a qualifier, as will 1999 French Open champ Andre Agassi.
		The top-seeded Henin-Hardenne is joined in the top half of the draw by red-hot third-seeded French crowd favorite Amelie Mauresmo, who heads to Paris having won back-to-back events in Berlin and Rome.
	www.kget.com /sports/story.aspx?content_id=7A79E775-55CB-42C6-A863-20835EFE9608 (609 words)

	SPORTSTOURS - French Open Tennis tickets and tour packages
		If seven nights in Paris and four days of tennis does not fit your schedule, and you prefer to be on your own, then these are the tour programs for you.
		These “short but sweet” tour packages provide four nights in the hotel of your choice, and three days of tennis at the 2000 French Open in Lower Level Center Court seats (or Court A if you prefer).
		Your hotel choices are the 3-Star Hotel Libertel Sevres Vaneau in the heart of the Left Bank and on a direct metro line to Roland Garros, or the 4-Star Hotel Libertel Elysees Sablons, located on the Right Bank in the prestigious Trocadero area overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and only minutes from the stadium.
	www.sportstours.com /french_open_independent.html (289 words)

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