TENNIS TOP 10

MEN

No. Player Comment

1. Pete Sampras How soon will he be asked about the 2001 Davis Cup?

2. Patrick Rafter Hard-court campaign begins against a qualifier.

3. Andre Agassi See Sampras.

4. Lleyton Hewitt Next Generation. Tennis, that is, not TV show.

5. Alex Corretja Super July--two titles, one heroic Davis Cup turn.

6. Jan-Michael Gambill Only a moment ago, he was playing in Spain

7. Gustavo Kuerten Returns to action this week in Toronto.

8. Mark Philippoussis Couldn’t escape demons of the L.A. Tennis Center.

9. Magnus Norman Wonder if he’ll play doubles with Hingis at Open?

10. Michael Chang Welcome back.

WOMEN

No. Player Comment

1. Venus Williams And now, a dose of Tiger Woodsian domination.

2. Lindsay Davenport Stopped in bid to win three in row at Stanford.

3. Martina Hingis Could face Venus Williams in semifinals.

4. Serena Williams Set to reappear, in singles, at Manhattan Beach.

5. Monica Seles Once again, in same half of draw as Davenport.

6. Mary Pierce Little impact since dramatic French Open victory.

7. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Double hyphen to come after wedding?

8. Anke Huber Could face Hingis in La Costa quarterfinals.

9. Anna Kournikova Still waiting for that Sunset magazine cover.

10. Conchita Martinez Tough first round vs. Clijsters of Belgium at La Costa.