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Arantxa S-Vicario (8)  1
Conchita Martinez 6
Arantxa's wedding is to be held on the 21st of July, in Barcelona. Congrats to both Arantxa and Juan :-)
The French Open
6th June 2000

Arantxa lost to compatriot Conchita Martinez 1-6. 2-6 in the semis of the French Open.

She had 32 errors and 5 winners whereas Conchita had 21 errors and 15 winners

Detailed stats of the match can be viewed here

It was the only fourth time in 14 meetings that she lost to her Fed cup partner. Arantxa had defeted Conchita in straight sets in the 1994 French Semis and went on to win the title.


6th June 2000

Arantxa defeated Venus Williams 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 to advance to the semis of the French Open !

Arantxa had  39 errors and  12 winners whereas Venus Williams was ahead on both counts with 52 errors and  22 winner.

Detailed stats availabe here

She will now play the winner of the match between country women Conchita Martinez and Marta Marrero.



Arantxa lost the first round to Barbra Shcett 6-0, but came back to take her foruth round match 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the qtr finals.

Arantxa had 40 errors and 17 winners to Schett's 49 and 12.

Detailed stats can be viewed here

She will now play
 



Arantxa  defeated her country woman Magui Serna 7-5, 6-4 ! She will now play  Barbara Schett the 16th seed.

She had a total of 15 winners and 27 unforced errors to her opponents 22 and 48.

Detailed stas can be seen here



2nd June 2000

Arantxa won her second round match agaist Sonya Jeyaseelan after a hiccup in the first set 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

She will now play her country woman Magui Serna in the third round.

Detailed stats of her match can be found here



31st May 2000

Arantxa played her first round match today after rain had washed out all matches on Tuesday. She won against Bulgaria Pavlian Nova 6-1, 6-1.

She will now play Sonya Jeyaseelan

Arantxa had 14 winners and 24 unforced errors to her opponents 6 and 32. More Detailed stats are avaible here

Arantxa's seeding is now 8th instead of 9th becasue Serena Williams pulled out .



28th May 2000

Arantxa has been seeded 9th in this years French Open which begins on Monday. The top ten seeds are-

  1. Martina Hingis
  2. Lindsay Davenport
  3. Monica Seles
  4. Venus Williams
  5. Conchita Martinez
  6. Mary Pierce
  7. Nathalie Tauziat
  8. Serena Williams
  9. Arantxa
  10. Amanda Coetzer

She will play her first round match against Pavlina Nola of Bulgaria. In the second round she will play the winner of the match between Canadian Sonya Jeyaseelan and French Woman Amelie Cocheteux.

The complete draw can be viewed here at the Official French Open Site.

In her 13 appearnces at Roland Garros, Arantxa has only failed to make the final 8 in 1990 and has won the singles title thrice, 1989, 1994 and 1998 when she defeated Monica Seles.

To refresh your memories, this is how Arantxa fared at last year's French Open
 

1 M. Lucic W 6-2, 6-2
2 K. Srebotnik W 6-1, 6-1
3 I Spirlea  W 6-4, 6-1
4 MJ Fernandez W Walkover
Qtrs S .Plischke W 6-2, 6-4
Semis M. Hingis L 3-6, 2-6

She has a LOT of points to defen here. Lets hope for the best :-)


RANKINGS
Singles Ranking- (thru May 21st)
 
Current Ranking
Player
Ranking Last Week
Points
8
Serena Williams
-
2314
9
Arantxa
10
1874
10
Amanda Coetzer
-
1871
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