11.   Top seed Andre Agassi will face fifth seed MaliVai Washington in the afternoon semifinal.

12.   Tu will face second seed Silvia Farina Elia in the third round, if the Italian can overcome Slovenian qualifier Tina Pisnik later Thursday.

13.   Graf must get past ninth seed Gabriela Sabatini in one semi-final on Friday while Seles faces fourth seed Conchita Martinez of Spain in the other.

14.   Graf must get past ninth seed Gabriela Sabatini in one semi-final Friday while Seles faces fourth seed Conchita Martinez of Spain in the other.

15.   He had not lost a set or faced a seed until the final.

16.   If no special measures are taken by the tour, she could end up facing top seeds in the first round of tournaments.

17.   In the semi-finals, Paes faces seventh seed Jan Kroslak, the only seeded player left in the Shanghai Open.

18.   Agassi, on a high following his Roman exploits, starts off against a qualifier but could face top seed Hewitt in the last eight.

19.   While Australia did not care whether they faced Lithuania or Croatia, the Greeks seemed lackluster, as if they did not mind losing to face higher seed Lithuania.

20.   Kafelnikov, who faces sixth seed Andre Agassi for a semifinal spot, has won two of three matches against the American.