11.   Colombia go into their game knowing even a win in Asuncion is unlikely to put them through to their third successive finals.

12.   He is in his third final this year.

13.   He is in his third final.

14.   Hewitt is a win away from putting Australia into its third consecutive final.

15.   Hrbaty is in his third final of the year and will be seeking his third career title.

16.   In his third ATP finals, Kafelnikov won his opening match for the first time.

17.   It was his third final of the year, and he won his first ATP event in Sydney last month.

18.   It was the third finals appearance for the third-seeded player.

19.   Juventus is the present with its third final in as many years.

20.   Karina Habsudova of Slovakia and Silvija Talaja of Croatia are two of the favorites, with Habsudova trying to reach her third straight final.