41.  Pierce, the only seeded player in action, was playing for the first time since she lost in the second round of the Paris Open in February.

42.  Paulus was one of four seeded players to advance.

43.  Radulescu had beaten two other seeded players in the tournament to reach his first semifinal in a top-level ATP Tour.

44.  Agassi and seventh-seeded Malisse are the only seeded players left in the tournament.

45.  Agassi had the expected easy advance through his bracket, never facing a seeded player and dropping only one set.

46.  Agassi, who is seeded second in the U.S. Indoor, and Michael Chang, who is seeded third, are the only seeded players remaining.

47.  After a week of upsets, two seeded Spanish players beat unseeded countrymen in the semifinals of the Generali Open on Saturday.

48.  Agassi and all other seeded players had a bye into the second round.

49.  Alexandra Fusai of France, seeded fourth, was the only seeded player to lose in the first round.

50.  All eight seeded players were eliminated before the semifinal round.