1.   Hingis, winner of the Open warmup tournament in Sydney two weeks ago, was always in command against Fernandez.

2.   Sampras beat him at Indianapolis in the last Open warmup.

3.   Rubin also won her Open warmup, an exhibition tournament last week in Mahwah, N.J.

4.   The semifinal will be a rematch for Rafter, who defeated Chang in the Open warmup, the Hamlet Cup.

5.   The seven-time Wimbledon champion missed another French open warmup in Monte Carlo because of a viral infection, which he attributed to too much training.

6.   Was eliminated by Kuerten in two Open warmup events.