21.   Illinois missed the tournament two years ago, then was knocked out in the second round last year by Florida, which went to the finals.

22.   Injured in training Monday night, Arendse will likely miss the tournament.

23.   Injured in training Monday, Arendse will miss the tournament after having damaged ligaments removed from his left knee on Tuesday night.

24.   MaliVai Washington, a surprise finalist last year, missed the tournament with an injury.

25.   Now Hingis is on the upswing and Graf has had to miss another tournament because of the knee injury.

26.   Ozaki has missed three tournaments in Japan since mid-July, in part to play at the U.S. PGA Championship.

27.   Since then, it has never missed the tournament.

28.   She missed the tournament last year because of a foot injury.

29.   She replaces Steffi Graf, who missed the tournament because of a knee injury.

30.   She will also miss tournaments at Indian Wells, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida.