1.   But for American MaliVai Washington, seeded fifth, it was a bad day.

2.   Seeded fifth through eighth are Lindsay Davenport, Iva Majoli, Mary Joe Fernandez and Barbara Paulus.

3.   He fell to longtime rival Michael Chang, ranked fifth in the world and seeded fifth here.

4.   Krajicek, of the Netherlands, came into the Open seeded fifth.

5.   Seeded fifth is German Anke Huber, a semi-final loser to Hingis last week.

6.   Seeded fifth this year, the Swede said he found the game as challenging, and fun, as he did when he was the world number one.

7.   Tenth ranked Date, seeded fifth here, said she lost her concentration in the second set.