41.   The winning Czech team of Miroslav Mecir and Helena Sukova both made their only singles finals in Melbourne.

42.   The Ukraine team has played five Czech teams in various European tournaments and won all five.

43.   The worst for the Czech team is a injury scare for goalkeeper Petr Kouba, who skipped training Friday because of a thigh injury.

44.   But Czech team officials indicated their doubles combination could change depending on the result of the opening singles.

45.   Kadlec is the defensive rock around which the Czech team is built and his experience has already paid handsome dividends.

46.   The Czech team met for more than six hours with members of two OECD committees concerned with finance and investment, explaining Czech policies and answering questions.

47.   The Czech team, which will be captained by Vladislav Savrda, will also include Petr Korda, Jiri Novak and Martin Damm.