1.   Sinjin Smith and Carl Henkel already have claimed a berth, and two additional teams will be decided in an American qualifier in June.

2.   Five NFC postseason berths have been claimed.

3.   He followed fellow seeds Marat Safin, Sebastien Grosjean and Jiri Novak who had already claimed berths in the next round.

4.   The team then sailed oneAustralia to second in the semi-finals, claiming the berth opposite Team New Zealand in the best-of-nine challenger finals.

5.   Russia have a second chance to claim a berth when they play a tournament in Japan at the end of May.

6.   The Knicks and reigning NBA champion Chicago are each one triumph away from claiming berths in the Eastern Conference finals.