$17,074,000 US OPEN, Flushing Meadows - NEW YORK CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH NOTES, September 6, 2003

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1 $17,074,000 US OPEN, Flushing Meadows - NEW YORK CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH NOTES, September 6, 2003 WTA Tour Web site: Tournament Web site: ALL-BELGIAN FINAL MAKES HISTORY Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne will compete in the first-ever all-belgian Grand Slam final at the US Open on Saturday. Belgium is only the third nation to have an all-country final at the US Open since 1968: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , 1981, , AUSTRALIA 1973 BELGIUM 2003 On the WTA Tour, this is the eighth singles final between two Belgian women ever, and fifth this year: 1997 Cardiff Dominique Van Roost d. Laurence Courtois 1999 Luxembourg Kim Clijsters d. Dominique Van Roost 2001 s-hertogenbosch Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Kim Clijsters 2003 German Open Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Kim Clijsters 2003 Roland Garros - Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Kim Clijsters 2003 s-hertogenbosch Kim Clijsters d. Justine Henin-Hardenne 2003 San Diego - Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Kim Clijsters 2003 US Open Kim Clijsters vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne BELGIAN COMPARISON While the personalities, backgrounds and playing styles of Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne are different, the similarities in their rise up the WTA Tour ladder has been uncanny. The following is a look at their parallel rise: KIM CLIJSTERS JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE 1999 Antwerp Professional WTA Tour debut 1999 Antwerp 1999 Luxembourg Won first WTA singles title 1999 Antwerp 1999 Wimbledon (beat world No.10 Coetzer) Debut Grand Slam 1999 Roland Garros (almost beat Davenport on Chatrier) 2001 Roland Garros First time reaching SF Grand Slam 2001 Roland Garros 2001 Roland Garros First Grand Slam F 2001 Wimbledon 2003 Roland Garros Second Grand Slam F 2003 Roland Garros 2003 US Open Third Grand Slam F 2003 US Open June 11, 2001 First time reaching Top 10 June 11, 2001 July 30, 2001 First time reaching Top Five * On May 20, 2002 both ranked in Top Five for first time together * On January 27, 2003 both ranked in Top Four * On September 8, 2003 both will rank in Top two July 9, 2001 Indian Wells, Rome Only players in 2003 to win multiple Tier I titles Charleston, Berlin, Toronto IT S DOWN TO LAST TWO PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $* YTD W/L CAREER PRIZE $* CAREER W/L [1] Kim Clijsters 1 BEL 20 2,322,940 73/9 5,972, /74 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne 3 BEL 21 2,074,780 62/7 4,500, /78

2 ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER Only four times since the start of 1998 has the No.1 seed claimed the women s singles title at a Grand Slam. Fifteen majors passed between world No.1 Martina Hingis winning the second of her three Australian Opens in 1998 and Jennifer Capriati defending her crown at the same tournament in January Of those 15 majors, the No.1 seed had reached the final just five times, and on all but one of those occasions (1999 Australian Open, Lindsay Davenport), the No.1 seed was Martina Hingis. In the Open Era, the No. 1 seed has claimed the title on 17 occasions: translating into 50% of the time. Below is a look at the seedings of the Grand Slam champions since 1998: Year Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open 1998 (1) Hingis (4) Sánchez-Vicario (3) Novotna (2) Davenport 1999 (2) Hingis (6) Graf (3) Davenport (7) S.Williams 2000 (2) Davenport (6) Pierce (5) V.Williams (3) V.Williams 2001 (12) Capriati (4) Capriati (2) V.Williams (4) V.Williams 2002 (1) Capriati (3) S.Williams (2) S.Williams (1) S.Williams 2003 (1) S.Williams (4) Henin-Hardenne (1) S.Williams TBD WOMEN S SINGLES FINAL HISTORY SINCE 1968 Year (Seed) Champion (Rank) (Seed) Runner-Up (Rank) Score 1968 (6) Virginia Wade (GBR) (1) Billie Jean King (USA) (2) Margaret Smith-Court (AUS) (6) Nancy Richey (USA) (1) Margaret Court (AUS) (2) Rosie Casals (USA) (1) Billie Jean King (USA) (2) Rosie Casals (USA) 64 76(5-2) 1972 (1) Billie Jean King (USA) (9) Kerry Melville-Reid (AUS) (2) Margaret Court (AUS) (4) Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 76(5-2) (2) Billie Jean King (USA) (5) Evonne Goolagong (AUS) (1) Chris Evert (USA) (2) Evonne Goolagong (AUS) (1) Chris Evert (USA #1) (2) Evonne Goolagong-Cawley (AUS #2) (1) Chris Evert (USA #1) (12) Wendy Turnbull (AUS #12) 76(3) (2) Chris Evert (USA #2) (16) Pam Shriver (USA #20) (3) Tracy Austin (USA #3) (1) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #1) (3) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #3) (9) Hana Mandlikova (TCH #10) (3) Tracy Austin (USA #3) (4) Martina Navratilova (USA #4) 16 76(4) 76(1) 1982 (2) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #2) (5) Hana Mandlikova (TCH #5) (1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1) (2) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #2) (1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1) (2) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #2) (3) Hana Mandlikova (TCH #4) (2) Martina Navratilova (USA #2) 76(3) 16 76(2) 1986 (1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1) (7) Helena Sukova (CZE #7) (2) Martina Navratilova (USA #2) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) 76(4) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) (5) Gabriela Sabatini (ARG #4) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) (2) Martina Navratilova (USA #2) (5) Gabriela Sabatini (ARG #5) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) 62 76(4) 1991 (2) Monica Seles (YUG #1) (6) Martina Navrailova (USA #6) 76(1) (1) Monica Seles (YUG #1) (5) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #5) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) (12) Helena Sukova (CZE #13) (2) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #2) (1) Steffi Graf (GER #1) 16 76(3) (1) Steffi Graf (GER Co-1) (2) Monica Seles (USA Co-1) 76(6) (1) Steffi Graf (GER Co-1) (2) Monica Seles (USA Co-1) (1) Martina Hingis (SUI #1) Venus Williams (USA #66) (2) Lindsay Davenport (USA #3) (1) Martina Hingis (SUI #1) (7) Serena Williams (USA #7) (1) Martina Hingis (SUI #1) 63 76(4) 2000 (3) Venus Williams (USA #3) (2) Lindsay Davenport (USA #2) (4) Venus Williams (USA #4) (10) Serena Williams (USA #10) (1) Serena Williams (USA #1) (2) Venus Williams (USA #2) CAREER GRAND SLAM FINAL RECORDS* Player Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open Total [1] Kim Clijsters [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne * Does not include results from US Open 2003

3 US OPEN RECORDS PLAYER BEST US OPEN RESULT BEST GS RESULT OPEN W-L* [1] Kim Clijsters Quarterfinalist 2001 Runner-Up 2001 / 2003 Roland Garros 16-4 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne Fourth Round Champion 2003 Roland Garros 15-4 *Main draw matches only; including 2003 US Open DEBUTANTE LUCK Players winning US Open title in their first Open final include Virginia Wade (1968), Chris Evert (1975), Tracy Austin (1979), Monica Seles (1991), Martina Hingis (1997), Lindsay Davenport (1998) and Serena Williams (1999). MORE THAN JUST WAFFLES AND CHOCOLATE The following is a look at the history of the players who have been the highest ranked Belgians on the WTA Tour since 1986: 21 December July 1988 Ann Devries 18 July April 1990 Sandra Wasserman 16 April January 1998 Sabine Appelmans 19 January November, 2000 Dominique Van Roost 6 November July, 2001 Kim Clijsters 9-28 July 2001 Justine Henin-Hardenne 30 July 2001 July 28, 2002 Kim Clijsters (2) 29 July August 4, 2002 Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) 5-11 August, 2002 Kim Clijsters (3) August, 2002 Justine Henin-Hardenne (3) August, 2002 Kim Clijsters (4) 26 August 10 November, 2002 Justine Henin-Hardenne (4) 11 November, 2002 Present Kim Clijsters (5) WOMEN LEADING THE WAY Three of the current Top 4 women ranked on the WTA Tour have earned more prize money in 2003 to date compared to the ATP money leader Roger Federer (SUI). The following list illustrates the Top 10 earners in tennis so far in 2003 coming into the US Open (WTA Tour players in Bold type): Player Total Prize Money in 2003* Kim Clijsters (BEL) 2,322,940 Serena Williams (USA) 2,249,030 Roger Federer (SUI) 2,082,580 Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) 2,074,780 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 1,913,330 Andy Roddick (USA) 1,705,662 Andre Agassi (USA) 1,580,929 Guillermo Coria (ARG) 1,463,982 Rainer Schuettler (GER) 1,063,902 Lindsay Davenport (USA) 1,050,847 * Prize money figures are in US dollars and include singles, doubles and mixed in their respective totals; as of 25 August 2003 RANKING PROJECTIONS Rank Sep 8 (Previous Rank) 1. (1) Kim Clijsters* 2. (3) Justine Henin-Hardenne* 3. (2) Serena Williams 4. (4) Lindsay Davenport 5. (7) Jennifer Capriati 6. (5) Venus Williams 7. (6) Amelie Mauresmo 8. (10) Anastasia Myskina* 11. (12) Magdalena Maleeva 12. (15) Ai Sugiyama 13. (13) Conchita Martinez 14. (9) Daniela Hantuchova 15. (19) Nadia Petrova* 16. (14) Vera Zvonareva 17. (21) Meghann Shaughnessy 18. (16) Amanda Coetzer

4 9. (11) Elena Dementieva* 10.(8) Chanda Rubin * Career-high ranking 19. (25) Paola Suarez* 20. (17) Anna Pistolesi WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES! Last year both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne lost in the fourth round of the US Open. Never before in the Open Era have two players made such a turn around in the following year. Additionally, looking at the rankings, this time last year Kim was ranked No. 7 and Justine No. 6. FRENCH OPEN OMEN The French Open champion has gone on to win the US Open 15 times in the Open Era, (just behind the Wimbledon champion, with 16 successes). Players to accomplish that feat include Margaret Court ( , 1973), Billie Jean King (1972), Chris Evert (1975, 1980), Martina Navratilova (1984), Steffi Graf (1988, 1993, ), Monica Seles ( ) and Serena Williams (2002). FIRST TASTE The US Open is the least likely site to win your first Grand Slam, with only five previous in the Open Era: Wade-1968, Austin-1979, Sabatini-1990, Davenport-1998 and S.Williams Roland Garros is the most popular with 11 of 30 successes coming there, followed by the Australian Open on eight and Wimbledon on six. ROAD TO THE FINAL (1) KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #1) R128: d. (WC) Amber Liu (USA #290) (1:02) R64: d. Laura Granville (USA #47) (0:49) R32: d. (27) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #29) (1:02) R16: d. (17) Meghann Shaugnessy (USA #21) (1:13) QF: d. (5) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA #6) (1:11) SF: d. (3) Lindsay Davenport (USA #3) (1:03) Total games: 100 Won/lost: 72/28 Total time on court: 5:17 vs. (2) JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL #3) R128: d. (Q) Aniko Kapros (HUN #129) (1:28) R64: d. Silvija Talaja (CRO #70) (0:51) R32: d. Saori Obata (JPN #75) (0:55) R16: d. Dinara Safina (RUS #71) (0:57) QF: d. (7) Anastasia Myskina (RUS #10) (1:03) SF: d. (6) Jennifer Capriati (USA #?) 46, 75, 76(4) (3:03) Total games: 116 Won/lost: 78/38 Total time on court: 8:17 STATS CORNER (1) K. CLIJSTERS (BEL #1) vs. (2) J. HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL #3) Win-Loss % Win-Loss % Career 263/ Career 272/ / / Grand Slam 57/ Grand Slam 57/ US Open US Open

5 (1) KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #1) - vs - (2) JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL #3) Head-to-Head Tour Matches: Clijsters leads 8-5 (Two of Henin s wins were at ITF Satellite level) Last Meeting: 2003 San Diego F (Hard/ Outdoors), Henin -Hardenne won 36, 62, 63 Grand Slams: Clijsters leads 2-1 Hardcourts: Clijsters leads 4-1 Finals: Henin leads 4-1 Three Sets: Henin leads 3-2 Tiebreaks: Clijsters leads 2-1 Clijsters Quick Facts Age: 20 WTA Tour career singles titles: 16 WTA Tour career prize money: $5,972,220 Fifth consecutive appearance here; best result was reaching QF in 2001 falling to eventual winner V.Williams; 4r last year falling to Mauresmo after leading by a set and a break; Qualified in 99 falling 3r to eventual winner S.Williams after leading 53 final set 2003 TO DATE (Events played 16, incl. US Open) WINNER (6): Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, s-hertogenbosch; Stanford, Los Angeles; RUNNER-UP (5): Antwerp, Scottsdale, Berlin, Roland Garros, San Diego; SEMIFINALIST (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Miami Reached SF or better at all 14 WTA Tour tournaments up until 3r loss in Canada to Krasnoroutskaya; only third player in last 20 years to reach 11 singles finals by mid-august joining Evert 1985 and Graf -1989; started 2003 by winning Sydney to become only fourth player in last 20 years (Graf, Seles and Navratilova) to win three or more consecutive titles without loss of a set; continued to Australian Open SF where she led 51 third set and held 2 mp at 52 vs. world No.1 and eventual champion S.Williams before falling ; on home soil, reached Antwerp final, d. No.4 Henin Hardenne in SF (l. to V.Williams); runner-up in Scottsdale, serving for the match vs. Sugiyama before falling in 3s; collected career-first Tier I singles title at Indian Wells as No.1 seed, d. Davenport in final; extended win streak to 10 by reaching Miami SF (l. to S.Williams); on 14 April, ascended to world No.2 WTA Singles Ranking, the sixth youngest to do so (after Jaeger, Hingis, Austin, Seles and Graf); in Berlin, scored her first win over Capriati and held 3 mp in final vs. Henin-Hardenne before falling ; won second Tier I title of the season in Rome, avenging Scottsdale loss to Sugyiama and d. Mauresmo in the final after Mauresmo served for the match leading 63 65; seeded No.2 at Roland Garros, contested the first-ever all-belgian Grand Slam final (her second there), l. to No.4 seed Henin Hardenne, but won doubles (on her 20th birthday) w/sugiyama for career-first Grand Slam title; surpassed $5 million prize money mark at Roland Garros; the week before Wimbledon, won fourth title of 2003 at s-hertogenbosch, d. Henin-Hardenne in final after her compatriot retired with a left wrist and finger sprain; reached SF at Wimbledon, dropping only one set en route, l. to V. Williams ; won the title in Stanford defeating Capriati in the final; runner-up at San Diego, l. in 3s to Henin-Hardenne; at Los Angeles won her fourth event out of last five in California d. former three-time champ Davenport in 3s to claim world No. 1 ranking, (fifth youngest to do so) and a week after ascending to No. 1 in doubles (joining just Navratilova, Sanchez, Hingis and Davenport to reach the top in both);in doubles, has won five titles to date (all w/sugiyama) at Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, Roland Garros and Wimbledon Winner of 16 WTA Tour singles titles (including a Tour-leading six in 2003); first title came at 1999 Luxembourg as a qualifier; runner-up at Roland Garros in 2001 (d. Henin-Hardenne in SF after trailing and in final, was two points from victory vs. Capriati on four occasions before falling , featuring the longest third set in a Roland Garr women s singles final) and 2003 (see above); also semifinalist at 2002 and 2003 Australian Opens and 2003 Wimbledon (see above); member of Belgian Fed Cup Team , helping her country win its first-ever title in 2001; winner of nine Tour doubles titles, incl Roland Garros and Wimbledon (w/sugiyama); mixed doubles runner-up at 2000 Wimbledon (w/hewitt) No. 1 (11 August 2003 Present) Coached by Marc Dehous since July 2002; physical trainer is Eveline Coppens; here with mother Els

6 Henin-Hardenne Quick Facts Age: 21 WTA Tour career singles titles: 12 WTA Tour career prize money: $4,500,030 Making her fourth consecutive appearance here, but has never been beyond 4r; upset Kournikova in 2000 before l. to No. 2 Davenport; fell to S. Williams in 2001 and last year to Hantuchova 76 final set 2003 TO DATE (Events played 14, incl. US Open) WINNER (6): Roland Garros, Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, San Diego, Toronto; RUNNER-UP (1): s-hertogenbosch: SEMIFINALIST (6): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sydney, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Wimbledon; QUARTERFINALIST (1): Miami Began season as semifinalist in Sydney (l. to eventual champion Clijsters) and Australian Open, surviving marathon 4r vs. Davenport in second longest match (in terms of games played) played there from 4r on in Open Era, winning ; l. to world No.2 V.Williams in SF; in Antwerp, reached SF, l. to compatriot Clijsters 62 76(3) after trailing 5 second set; won title at Dubai as No.1 seed, d. No.3 seed Capriati in SF and No.4 seed Seles in final (saving 1 mp); reached QF in Miami, falling to Rubin; scored first ever-win over a world No.1 when she ended S.Williams s unbeaten 21-0 run in 2003 in the final of Charleston on 13 April; fell in Amelia Island SF as No.1 seed to Dementieva after holding 1 mp; joined Graf as only second player in Berlin tournament s history to retain the German Open title, d. Mauresmo in SF (saving set point in first set) and Clijsters in final (saving 3 mp in third set, the eighth time in 2003 a player has saved mp en route to a Tour singles title); as No.4 seed at Roland Garros, ended world No.1 S.Williams's bid for fifth straight Grand Slam title in SF (75 third set) en route to career-first Grand Slam singles title and 10th Tour title overall; d. countrywoman Clijsters in first-ever all-belgian Grand Slam final; became 10th player to d. world's No.1 and No.2 players in a Grand Slam (since computer rankings began in 1975); ranking rose to career-high No.3 following Roland Garros (9 June); reached s-hertogenbosch final for second time, retiring vs. No.1 seed Clijsters with left wrist and finger sprain after winning first set in a tie-break but trailing 3-0 in second set (injury occurred in second game of second set); reached SF Wimbledon l. to eventual champion S. Williams; surpassed $4-million mark in career prize money at Wimbledon; won first US hardcourt title beating top seed Clijsters for first time in six meetings on the hard surface; followed up in Toronto, d. four successive Russian players (Petrova, Bovina, Dementieva being stretched to 3s again and Krasnoroutskaya) for third Tier I title this season; is 14-1 in three-set matches in 2003 Winner of 12 WTA Tour singles titles and two doubles titles; won Belgium s first-ever Grand Slam singles title at 2003 Roland Garros, d. world No.1 and defending champion S.Williams in SF and compatriot Clijsters in first all-belgian Grand Slam singles final; runner-up at 2001 Wimbledon and semifinalist at 2001 Roland Garros, 2002 Wimbledon and 2003 Australian Open and Wimbledon; one of only four current players (along with Clijsters, Seles and Davenport) to have wins over S.Williams, V.Williams and Capriati; in 1999, won Antwerp in her Tour debut, becoming the fifth player at that stage to achieve that feat; member of Belgian Fed Cup team (winning title in 2001) No.3 (9 June 2003 present) Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since 1996; also here with husband Pierre-Yves NOTE: Events played includes tournaments (WTA & ITF)

7 THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE FIRST TIME Because Kim Clijsters is challenging for their first Grand Slam singles title, she could become the 31 st woman in Open Tennis history to win a Grand Slam. Since the Open Era of tennis began at the 1968 French Open, there have been 29 different singles champions for the 140 Grand Slam tournaments held during that time. Many winners have often referred to the first Grand Slam title as the most special championship of their career - 17 of the 29 total different winners have won multiple Grand Slam singles titles. The most popular site to win the first Grand Slam title has been the red clay of Roland Garros, Paris where 11 of the 30 Open Era Grand Slam winners have been crowned as first-time Champions. Age First Total (singles) Player (Nationality) Yrs, Mos Grand Slam C'ship Open-Era GS Titles Austin, Tracy (USA) 16, US Open 2 Barker, Sue (GBR) 20, Roland Garros 1 Capriati, Jennifer (USA) 24, Australian Open 3 *Court, Margaret (AUS) 26, Australian Open 11 Davenport, Lindsay (USA) 22, US Open 3 Evert, Chris (USA) 19, Roland Garros 18 Goolagong-Cawley, Evonne (AUS) 19, Roland Garros 7 Graf, Steffi (GER) 17, Roland Garros 22 Henin-Hardenne, Justine (BEL) Roland Garros 1 Hingis, Martina (SUI) 16, Australian Open 4 Jausovec, Mima (YUG) 20, Roland Garros 1 **Jones, Ann (GBR) 30, Wimbledon 1 Jordan, Barbara (USA) 22, Australian Open 1 ***King, Billie Jean (USA) 24, Wimbledon 8 Majoli, Iva (CRO) 19, Roland Garros 1 Mandlikova, Hana (TCH/AUS) 18, Australian Open 4 Martinez, Conchita (ESP) 22, Wimbledon 1 Navratilova, Martina (TCH/USA) 21, Wimbledon 18 Novotna, Jana (CZE) 29, Wimbledon 1 O' Neil, Christine (AUS) 22, Australian Open 1 Pierce, Mary (FRA) Australian Open 2 Melville-Reid, Kerry (AUS) 29, Australian Open 1 ****Richey-Gunter, Nancy (USA) 25, Roland Garros 1 Ruzici, Virginia (ROM) 23, Roland Garros 1 Sabatini, Gabriela (ARG) 20, US Open 1 Sanchez -Vicario, Arantxa (ESP) 17, Roland Garros 4 Seles, Monica (YUG/USA) 16, Roland Garros 9 Wade, Virginia (GBR) 23, US Open 3 Williams, Serena (USA) 17, US Open 6 Williams, Venus (USA) Wimbledon 4 * Court won her first Grand Slam title at the 1960 Australian Championships aged 17 years, six months, and followed with 12 more titles between 1960 and 1966 ** Jones won two pre-open Era Grand Slam titles: her first at the 1961 French Championships, aged 22 years, eight months and a second at the French again in 1966 *** King won four titles prior to the Open Era: (Wimbledon , US Open 1967 and the 1968 Australian Championships); King was aged 22 years, eight months at the time of her first GS win at Wimbledon 1966 **** Richey won the 1967 Australian Open (aged 24 years, four months) and the 1968 French Open - the 1 st Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era

8 * Note: Matches in BOLD denote world No. 1 vs. No. 2 OPEN ERA GRAND SLAM FINALS No.1 seed vs. No.2 seed AUSTRALIAN OPEN Year (Rk) CHAMPION(seed) (Nat) (Rk) FINALIST(seed) (Nat) Score 1969 Margaret Smith-Court(2) (AUS) Billie Jean King(1) (USA) 6-4, Margaret Court(1) (AUS) Kerry Melville(2) (AUS) 6-1, Margaret Court(1) (AUS) Evonne Goolagong(2) (AUS) 2-6, 7-6(5-0), Virginia Wade(2) (GBR) Evonne Goolagong(1) (AUS) 6-4, Margaret Court(1) (AUS) Evonne Goolagong(2) (AUS) 6-4, Evonne Goolagong(2) (AUS) Chris Evert(1) (USA) 7-6(5), 4-6, J (#8) Kerry Melville Reid(2) (AUS) (#5) Dianne Fromholtz(1) (AUS) 7-5, (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) 6-3, 2-6, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 6-2, 4-6, (#4) Hana Mandlikova(2) (CZE) (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) 7-6, 7-6(1) 1993 (#1) Monica Seles(1) (YUG) (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER) 4-6, 6-3, (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#2) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario(2) (ESP) 6-0, (#2) Lindsay Davenport(2) (USA) (#1) Martina Hingis(1) (SUI) 6-1, (#1) Serena Williams(1) (USA) (#2) Venus Williams(2) (USA) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4 ROLAND GARROS Year (Rk) CHAMPION(seed) (Nat) (Rk) FINALIST(seed) (Nat) Scor e 1968 Nancy Richey-Gunter(2) (USA) Ann Haydon-Jones(1) (GBR) 5-7, 6-4, Margaret Court(1) (AUS) Chris Evert(2) (USA) 6-7(5), 7-6(6), Chris Evert(1) (USA) Martina Navratilova(2) (TCH) 2-6, 6-2, (#17) Virginia Ruzici(2) (ROM) (#14) Mima Jausovec(1) (YUG) 6-2, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 6-3, (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) 6-3, 6-7(4), (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) 2-6, 6-3, (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER) (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) 6-4, 4-6, (#3) Monica Seles(2) (YUG) (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) 7-6(6), (#1) Monica Seles(1) (YUG) (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER)(2) 6-2, 3-6, (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER) (#1) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario(1) (ESP) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 WIMBLEDON Year (Rk) CHAMPION(seed) (Nat) (Rk) FINALIST(seed) (Nat) Score 1970 Margaret Smith-Court(1) (AUS) Billie Jean King(2) (USA) 14-12, Billie Jean King(2) (USA) Evonne Goolagong(1) (AUS) 6-3, (#1) Chris Evert(1) (USA) (#2) Evonne Goolagong-Caw(2) (AUS) 6-3, 4-6, (#2) Martina Navratilova(2) (TCH) (#1) Chris Evert(1) (USA) 2-6, 6-4, (#2) Martina Navratilova(1) (TCH) (#1) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 6-4, (#1) Chris Evert-Lloyd(1) (USA) (#5) Hana Mandlikova(2) (TCH) 6-2, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 6-1, 3-6, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 7-6(5), * (#2) Martina Navratilova(co-1) (USA) (#1) Chris Evert-Lloyd(co-1) (USA) 4-6, 6-3, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER) 7-5, (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#2) Martina Navratilova(2) (USA) 5-7, 6-2, (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#2) Martina Navratilova(2) (USA) 6-2, 6-7(1), (#2) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#3) Gabriela Sabatini(2) (ARG) 6-4, 3-6, (#2) Steffi Graf(2) (GER) (#1) Monica Seles(1) (YUG) 6-2, (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#2) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario(2) (ESP) 4-6, 6-1, (#2) Serena Williams(2) (USA) (#1) Venus Williams (USA) 7-6(4), 6-3 US OPEN Year (Rk) CHAMPION(seed) (Nat) (Rk) FINALIST(seed) (Nat) Score 1970 Margaret Court(1) (AUS) Rosie Casals(2) (USA) 6-2, 2-6, Billie Jean King(1) (USA) Rosie Casals(2) (USA) 6-4, 7-6(5-2) 1975 Chris Evert(1) (USA) Evonne Goolagong(2) (AUS) 5-7, 6-4, (#1) Chris Evert(1) (USA) (#2) E Goolagong-Cawley(2) (AUS) 6-3, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 6-1, (#1) Martina Navratilova(1) (USA) (#2) Chris Evert-Lloyd(2) (USA) 4-6, 6-4, (#2) Martina Navratilova(2) (USA) (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) 7-6(4), (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (#2) Martina Navratilova(2) (USA) 3-6, 7-5, (#2) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario(2) (ESP) (#1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) 1-6, 7-6(3), (Co-1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (Co-1) Monica Seles(2) (USA) 7-6(6), 0-6, (Co-1) Steffi Graf(1) (GER) (Co-1) Monica Seles(2) (USA) 7-5, (#3) Lindsay Davenport(2) (USA) (#1) Martina Hingis(1) (SUI) 6-3, (#1) Serena Williams (USA) (#2) Venus Williams (USA) 6-4, 6-3

9 ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM HONOR ROLL A look at the winners of every Grand Slam women s singles title (Seeds listed in parentheses from first year of introduction; Champion represented host nation unless otherwise stated; Titles in Bold type indicate Calendar -year or Non-calendar year Grand Slams) AUSTRALIAN ROLAND GARROS WIMBLEDON UNITED STATES 1884 M. Watson 1885 M. Watson 1886 B. Bingley 1887 C. Dod E. Hansell 1888 C. Dod B. Townsend 1889 B. Bingley-Hillyard B. Townsend 1890 L. Rice E. Roosevelt 1891 C. Dod M. Cahill IRL 1892 C. Dod M. Cahill IRL 1893 C. Dod A. Terry 1894 B. Hillyard H. Hellwig 1895 C. Cooper J. Atkinson 1896 C. Cooper E. Moore 1897 A. Masson B. Hillyard J. Atkinson 1898 A. Masson C. Cooper J. Atkinson 1899 A. Masson B. Hillyard M. Jones 1900 Y. Prèvost B. Hillyard M. McAteer 1901 P Girod C. Cooper-Sterry E. Moore 1902 A. Masson M. Robb M. Jones 1903 A. Masson D. Douglass E. Moore 1904 K. Gillou D. Douglass M. Sutton 1905 K. Gillou M. Sutton USA E. Moore 1906 K. Gillou-Fenwick D. Douglass H. Homans 1907 C. De Kemel M. Sutton USA E. Sears 1908 K. Fenwick C. Sterry M. Barger-Wallach 1909 J. Matthey D. Boothby H. Hotchkiss 1910 J. Matthey D. Lambert-Chambers H. Hotchkiss 1911 J. Matthey D. Lambert-Chambers H. Hotchkiss 1912 J. Matthey E. Larcombe M. Browne 1913 M. Broquedis D. Lambert-Chambers M. Browne 1914 M. Broquedis D. Lambert-Chambers M. Browne not held not held -- M. Bjurstedt NOR not held not held -- M. Bjurstedt NOR not held not held -- M. Bjurstedt NOR not held not held -- M. Bjurstedt NOR not held -- S. Lenglen FRA H. Hotchkiss-Wightman* 1920 S. Lenglen S. Lenglen FRA M. Bjurstedt-Mallory 1921 S. Lenglen S. Lenglen FRA M. Bjurstedt-Mallory 1922 M. Molesworth S. Lenglen S. Lenglen* FRA M. Bjurstedt-Mallory (1) 1923 M. Moleswor th S. Lenglen S. Lenglen FRA H. Wills (2) 1924 S. Lance D. Vlasto K. McKane H. Wills (1) 1925 D. Akhurst S. Lenglen (1)* S. Lenglen FRA H. Wills (1) 1926 D. Akhurst (1) S. Lenglen (1) K. McKane-Godfrey M. Bjurstedt-Mallory (2) 1927 E. Boyd (1) K. Bouman (3) NED H. Wills (1) USA H. Wills (1) 1928 D. Akhurst (1) H. Wills (1) USA H. Wills (1) USA H. Wills (1) 1929 D. Akhurst (1) H. Wills (1) USA H. Wills (1) USA H. Wills (1) 1930 D. Akhurst-Cozens (1) H. Wills-Moody (1) USA H. Wills-Moody (1) USA B. Nuthall (1-f) GBR 1931 C. Buttsworth (2) C. Aussem (1) GER C. Aussem (1) GER H. Wills-Moody (1) 1932 C. Buttsworth (2) H. Wills-Moody (1) USA H. Wills-Moody (1) USA H. Jacobs (1) 1933 J. Hartigan (1) M. Scriven (unseed) GBR H. Wills-Moody (1) USA H. Jacobs (2) 1934 J. Hartigan (1) M. Scriven (2) GBR D. Round (2) H. Jacobs (1) 1935 D. Round (1) GBR H. Sperling (2) GER H. Wills-Moody (4) USA H. Jacobs (1) 1936 J. Hartigan (1) H. Sperling (1) GER H. Jacobs (2) USA A. Marble (3) 1937 N. Wynne-Bolton (2) H. Sperling ( 1) GER D. Round (7) A. Lizane (2-f) CHI 1938 D. Bundy (1) S. Mathieu (1) H. Wills-Moody (1) USA A. Marble (2) 1939 E. Westacott (6) S. Mathieu (1) A. Marble (1) USA A. Marble (1) 1940 N. Wynne-Bolton (1) -- not held not held -- A. Marble (1) not held not held not held -- S. Palfrey-Cooke (2) not held not held not held -- P. Betz (2) not held not held not held -- P. Betz (1) not held not held not held -- P. Betz (1) not held not held not held -- S. Palfrey-Cooke (2) 1946 N. Wynne-Bolton (1) M. Osbourne (2) USA P. Betz (1) USA P. Betz (1) 1947 N. Wynne-Bolton (1) P. Todd (5) USA M. Osbourne (1) USA L. Brough (2)

10 1948 N. Wynne-Bolton (1) N. Adamson-Landry (3) FRA L. Brough (2) USA M. Osbourne-DuPont (3) 1949 D. Hart (1) USA M. Osbourne-DuPont (1) USA L. Brough (1) USA M. Osbourne-DuPont (2) 1950 L. Brough (1) USA D. Hart (3) USA L. Brough (1) USA M. Osbourne-DuPont (1)

11 1951 N. Wynne-Bolton (1) S. Fry (3) USA D. Hart (3) USA M. Connolly (3) 1952 T. Coyne-Long (2) D. Hart (2) USA M. Connolly (2) USA M. Connolly (1) 1953 M. Connolly (1) USA M. Connolly (1) USA M. Connolly (1) USA M. Connolly (1) 1954 T. Long (1) M. Connolly (1) USA M. Connolly (1) USA D. Har t (2) 1955 B. Penrose (2) A. Mortimer (2) GBR L. Brough (2) USA D. Hart (1) 1956 M. Carter (2) A. Gibson (3) USA S. Fry (5) USA S. Fry (1) 1957 S. Fry (1) USA S. Bloomer (1) GBR A. Gibson (1) USA A. Gibson (1) 1958 A. Mortimer (1) GBR Z. Kormoczy (3) HUN A. Gibson (1) USA A. Gibson (1) 1959 M. Carter -Reitano (4) C. Truman (2) GBR M. Bueno (6) BRA M. Bueno (1) BRA 1960 M. Smith (7) D. Hard (6) USA M. Bueno (1) BRA D. Hard (3) 1961 M. Smith (1) A. Haydon (6) GBR A. Mortimer (7) D. Hard (1) 1962 M. Smith (1) M. Smith (1) AUS K. Hantze-Susman (8) USA M. Smith (1) AUS 1963 M. Smith (1) L. Turner (2) AUS M. Smith (1) AUS M. Bueno (2) BRA 1964 M. Smith (1) M. Smith (1) AUS M. Bueno (2) BRA M. Bueno (1) BRA 1965 M. Smith (1) L. Turner (3) AUS M. Smith (2) AUS M. Smith (1) AUS 1966 M. Smith (1) A. Haydon-Jones (3) GBR BJ. King (4) USA M. Bueno (2) BRA 1967 N. Richey (1) USA F. Durr (6) BJ. King (1) USA BJ. King (1) 1968 BJ. King (1) USA OPEN ERA: N. Richey (2) USA BJ. King (1) USA V. Wade (6) GBR 1969 M. Court (2) M. Court (1) AUS A. Jones (4) M. Court (2) AUS 1970 M. Court (1) M. Court (2) AUS M. Court (1) AUS M. Court (1) AUS 1971 M. Court (1) E. Goolagong (3) AUS E. Goolagong (2) AUS BJ. King (1) 1972 V. Wade (2) GBR BJ. King (3) USA BJ. King (2) USA BJ. King (1) 1973 M. Court (1) M. Court (1) AUS BJ. King (2) USA M. Court (1) AUS 1974 E. Goolagong (2) C. Evert (1) USA C. Evert (2) USA BJ. King (2) 1975 E. Goolagong (3) C. Evert (1) USA BJ. King (3) USA C. Evert (1) 1976 E. Goolagong Cawley (1) S. Barker (1) GBR C. Evert (1) USA C. Evert (1) 1977J K. Melville-Reid (2) M. Jausovec (1) YUG V. Wade (3) C. Evert (1) 1977D E. Goolagong Cawley (1) 1978 C. O'Neil (unseed) V. Ruzici (2) ROM M. Navratilova (2) TCH C. Evert (2) 1979 B. Jordan (5) USA C. Evert Lloyd (1) USA M. Navratilova (1) TCH T. Austin (3) 1980 H. Mandlikova (3) TCH C. Evert Lloyd (1) USA E. G gong Cawley (4) AUS C. Evert Lloyd (3) 1981 M. Navratilova (3) USA H. Mandlikova (4) TCH C. Evert Lloyd (1) USA T. Austin (3) 1982 C. Evert Lloyd (2) USA M. Navratilova (2) USA M. Navratilova (1) USA C. Evert Lloyd (2) 1983 M. Navratilova (1) USA* C. Evert Lloyd (2) USA M. Navratilova (1) USA M. Navratilova (1) 1984 C. Evert Lloyd (2) USA M. Navratilova (1) USA M. Navratilova (1) USA M. Navratilova (1) 1985 M. Navratilova (2) USA C. Evert Lloyd (2) USA M. Navratilova (co-1) USA H. Mandlikova (3) TCH not held - C. Evert Lloyd (2) USA M. Navratilova (1) USA M. Navratilova (1) 1987 H. Mandlikova (2) TCH S. Graf (2) GER M. Navratilova (1) USA M. Navratilova (2) 1988 S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER 1989 S. Graf (1) GER A. Sánchez (7) ESP S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER 1990 S. Graf (1) GER M. Seles (3) YUG M. Navratilova (2) USA G. Sabatini (5) ARG 1991 M. Seles (2) YUG M. Seles (1) YUG S. Graf (1) GER M. Seles (2) YUG 1992 M. Seles (1) YUG M. Seles (1) YUG S. Graf (2) GER M. Seles (1) YUG 1993 M. Seles (1) YUG S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER 1994 S. Graf (1) GER A. Sánchez-Vicario (2) ESP C. Martinez (3) ESP A. Sánchez-Vicario (2) ESP 1995 M. Pierce (4) FRA S. Graf (2) GER S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER 1996 M. Seles (1) USA S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER S. Graf (1) GER 1997 M. Hingis (4) SUI I. Majoli (9) CRO M. Hingis (1) SUI M. Hingis (1) SUI 1998 M. Hingis (1) SUI A. Sánchez-Vicario (4) ESP J. Novotna (3) CZE L. Davenport (2) 1999 M. Hingis (2) SUI S. Graf (6) GER L. Davenport (2) USA S. Williams (7) 2000 L. Davenport (2) USA M. Pierce (6) V. Williams (5) USA V. Williams (3) 2001 J. Capriati (12) USA J. Capriati (4) USA V. Williams (2) USA V. Williams (3) 2002 J. Capriati (1) USA S. Williams (3) USA S. Williams (2) USA S. Williams (1) 2003 S. Williams (1) USA J. Henin-Hardenne (4) BEL S. Williams (1) USA * Between 1977 and 1985 * Prior to 1925, participation * Prior to 1921, tournament * Prior to 1919, tournament Australian Open was held in restricted to French residents was played as a Challenge was played as a Challenge December Round Round Titles-By-Seed Titles-By-Seed Titles-By-Seed Titles-By-Seed No No No No No No No No No. 3 3 No No. 3 5 No No. 4 3 No. 4 4 No. 4 4 No. 4 0 No. 5 1 No. 5 2 No. 5 2 No. 5 1 No. 6 1 No. 6 5 No. 6 1 No. 6 1 No. 7 1 No. 7 1 No. 7 2 No. 7 1 No No. 9 1 No. 8 1 Non-Seed 1

12 $17,074,000 US OPEN, Flushing Meadows - NEW YORK WTA Tour Web site: Tournament Web site: IT S DOWN TO THE LAST FOUR PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $* YTD W/L CAREER PRIZE $* CAREER W/L [1] Kim Clijsters 1 BEL 20 2,322,940 72/9 5,972, /74 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne 3 BEL 21 2,074,780 61/7 4,500, /78 [3] Lindsay Davenport 4 USA 27 1,050,847 46/13 15,892, /159 [6] Jennifer Capriati 7 USA ,735 40/13 7,734, /159 US OPEN RECORDS PLAYER BEST US OPEN RESULT BEST GS RESULT OPEN W-L* [1] Kim Clijsters Quarterfinalist 2001 Runner-Up 2001 / 2003 Roland Garros 15-4 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne Fourth Round Champion 2003 Roland Garros 14-4 [3] Lindsay Davenport Champion 1998 Champion 1998 US/ 1999 Wimbledon/ 2000 Australia [6] Jennifer Capriati Semifinalist 1991, 2001 Champion Australian / 2001 Roland Garros *Main draw matches only; including 2003 US Open CLIJSTERS TO REMAIN No. 1 Kim Clijsters will remain No. 1 following the US Open, regardless of how she or Justine does in the rest of the tournament. On Monday, Justine Henin-Hardenne will move up to a career-high No. 2 in the world, above Serena Williams. It will be the first time in WTA Tour rankings history that a country other than the United States has occupied the Top Two ranking spots. ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER Only four times since the start of 1998 has the No.1 seed claimed the women s singles title at a Grand Slam. Fifteen majors passed between world No.1 Martina Hingis winning the second of her three Australian Opens in 1998 and Jennifer Capriati defending her crown at the same tournament in January Of those 15 majors, the No.1 seed had reached the final just five times, and on all but one of those occasions (1999 Australian Open, Lindsay Davenport), the No.1 seed was Martina Hingis. In the Open Era, the No. 1 seed has claimed the title on 17 occasions: translating into 50% of the time. Below is a look at the seedings of the Grand Slam champions since 1998: Year Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open 1998 (1) Hingis (4) Sánchez-Vicario (3) Novotna (2) Davenport 1999 (2) Hingis (6) Graf (3) Davenport (7) S.Williams 2000 (2) Davenport (6) Pierce (5) V.Williams (3) V.Williams 2001 (12) Capriati (4) Capriati (2) V.Williams (4) V.Williams 2002 (1) Capriati (3) S.Williams (2) S.Williams (1) S.Williams 2003 (1) S.Williams (4) Henin-Hardenne (1) S.Williams TBD

13 US OPEN SEMIFINAL HISTORY Below is a complete list of all US Open semifinalists in the Open Era (1968-present). In 1968, the US Open draw had 96 players with random byes up until it changed to its current format of 128 players in Between there were eight seeds. In 1976, there were 16 seeds, 12 in 1977 before reverting to 16 seeds again in 1978 until seeds were introduced in (Names in Italics Underlined type advanced to the final, Bold type denotes winners). YEAR US OPEN SEMIFINALISTS BY SEED 2003 (1)Clijsters (2)Henin-Harden. (3)Davenport (6)Capriati 2002 (1)S.Williams (2)V.Williams (4)Davenport (10)Mauresmo 2001 (1)Hingis (2)Capriati (4)V. Williams (10)S.Williams 2000 (1)Hingis (2)Davenport (3)V.Williams Dementieva 1999 (1)Hingis (2)Davenport (3)V.Williams (7)S.Williams 1998 (1)Hingis (2)Davenport (3)Novotna (5)V.Williams 1997 (1)Hingis (6)Davenport (11)Spirlea V.Williams 1996 (1)Graf (2)Seles (4)Martinez (16)Hingis 1995 (1)Graf (2)Seles (4)Martinez (9)Sabatini 1994 (1)Graf (2)Sanchez-Vic. (7)Novotna (8)Sabatini 1993 (1)Graf (2)Sanchez-Vic. (11)Man.Maleeva (12)Sukova 1992 (1)Seles (5)Sanchez-Vic. (7)M.Fernandez (9)Man.Maleeva 1991 (1)Graf (2)Seles (6)Navratilova (7)Capriati 1990 (1)Graf (5)Sabatini (6)Sanchez-Vic. (8)M.Fernandez 1989 (1)Graf (2)Navratilova (3)Sabatini (5)Garrison 1988 (1)Graf (3)Evert (5)Sabatini (11)Garrison 1987 (1)Graf (2)Navratilova (6)Sukova (11)McNeil 1986 (1)Navratilova (2)Evert-Lloyd (3)Graf (7)Sukova 1985 (1)Evert-Lloyd (2)Navratilova (3)Mandlikova (11)Graf 1984 (1)Navratilova (2)Evert-Lloyd (13)Turnbull (14)Bassett 1983 (1)Navratilova (2)Evert-Lloyd (5)Shriver (14)Durie 1982 (2)Evert-Lloyd (4)Jaeger (5)Mandlikova (7)Shriver 1981 (1)Evert-Lloyd (3)Austin (4)Navratilova (11)Potter 1980 (1)Austin (3)Evert-Lloyd (8)Jaeger (9)Mandlikova 1979 (1)Evert-Lloyd (2)Navratilova (3)Austin (9)King 1978 (1)Navratilova (2)Evert (4)Turnbull (16)Shriver 1977 (1)Evert (2)Navratilova (5)Stove (12)Turnbull 1976 (1)Evert (2)Goolagong-C. (10)Fromholtz Jausovec 1975 (1)Evert (2)Wade (3)Navratilova (4)Goolagong-C (1)Evert (2)King (5)Goolgagong Heldman 1973 (2)Court (3)Evert (4)Goolagong Masthoff 1972 (1)King (3)Evert (5)Court (9)Melville 1971 (1)King (2)Casals (4)Melville Evert 1970 (1)Court (2)Casals (3)Richey (5)Wade 1969 (2)Court (5)Wade (6)Richey (7)Casals 1968 (1)King (2)Jones (5)Bueno (6)Wade QUICKIE SEMIFINAL FACTS The last time the No.1 seed did not reach the semifinals (Navratilova lost QF to Shriver16, 76, 62) 1997 The last time the No.2 seed did not reach the semifinals (Seles lost QF to Spirlea 67,76, 63) 2002 The last time the No.3 seed did not reach the semifinals (Capriati lost QF to Mauresmo 46, 76, 63) 2000 The last time the No.4 seed did not reach the semifinals (Pierce lost 4r to A.Huber 64 ret.) not including V.Williams withdrawal in Unseeded players to have reached the semifinals since The lowest seed to reach the semifinals (Shriver in 1978) 1 The number of times in the Open Era all top four seeds reached the semifinals at this tournament (1975)

14 ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS (1) KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #1) R128: d. (WC) Amber Liu (USA #290) (1:02) R64: d. Laura Granville (USA #47) (0:49) R32: d. (27) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #29) (1:02) R16: d. (17) Meghann Shaugnessy (USA #21) (1:13) QF: d. (5) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA #6) (1:11) Total games: 83 Won/lost: 60/23 Total time on court: 5:17 (2) JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL #3) R128: d. (Q) Aniko Kapros (HUN #129) (1:28) R64: d. Silvija Talaja (CRO #70) (0:51) R32: d. Saori Obata (JPN #75) (0:55) R16: d. Dinara Safina (RUS #71) (0:57) QF: d. (7) Anastasia Myskina (RUS #10) (1:03) Total games: 81 Won/lost: 60/21 Total time on court: 5:14 vs. vs. (3) LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #4) R128: d. Els Callens (BEL #80) (0:46) R64: d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA #92) (1:11) R32: d. Melinda Czink (HUN #93) (0:42) R16: d. (19) Nadia Petrova (RUS #19) 60 67(6) 62 (1:52) QF: d. (24) Paola Suarez (ARG #25) (0:57) Total games: 88 Won/lost: 66/22 Total time on court: 5:28 (6) JENNIFER CAPRIATI (USA #7) R128: d. Cristina Torrens Valero (ESP #105) (0:35) R64: d. Martina Sucha (SVK #121) (1:03) R32: d. Emilie Loit (FRA #49) (1:26) R16: d. (11) Elena Dementieva (RUS #11) (1:12) QF: d. (29) Francesca Schiavone (ITA #32) (1:07) Total games: 87 Won/lost: 63/24 Total time on court: 5:23 CAREER GRAND SLAM SEMIFINAL RECORDS* Player Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open Total [1] Kim Clijsters [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne [3] Lindsay Davenport [6] Jennifer Capriati * Does not include results from US Open 2003 CAPRIATI ON EDGE OF MILESTONE Should Jennifer Capriati win her semifinal match against Justine Henin-Hardenne, it would be her 400 th singles match win of her career. UNCHARTERED TERRITORY If Kim Clijsters defeats Lindsay Davenport, we will be guaranteed a new US Open champion. In fact Clijsters, Henin- Hardenne and Capriati have never been to a US Open final before. This would be only the third time in professional tennis history that we would have both players making their first appearance in a US Open final in the same year. Previous occasions include 1997: Hingis vs. V.Williams and 1988 Graf vs. Sabatini.

15 (1) KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #1) vs. (3) LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #4) Head-to-Head: Clijsters leads 7-6 (Clijsters has won last four in a row and six of last seven) Last Meeting: 2003 Los Angeles F (Hard/ Outdoors), Clijsters won 61, 36, 61 Grand Slams: Davenport leads 2-0 Hardcourts: Clijsters leads 6-2 Three Sets: Clijsters leads 4-3 Tiebreaks: Davenport leads 4-0 Clijsters Quick Facts Age: 20 WTA Tour career singles titles: 16 WTA Tour career prize money: $5,972,220 Fifth consecutive appearance here; best result was reaching QF in 2001 falling to eventual winner V.Williams; 4r last year falling to Mauresmo after leading by a set and a break; Qualified in 99 falling 3r to eventual winner S.Williams after leading 53 final set 2003 TO DATE (Events played 16, incl. US Open) WINNER (6): Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, s-hertogenbosch; Stanford, Los Angeles; RUNNER-UP (5): Antwerp, Scottsdale, Berlin, Roland Garros, San Diego; SEMIFINALIST (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Miami Reached SF or better at all 14 WTA Tour tournaments up until 3r loss in Canada to Krasnoroutskaya; only third player in last 20 years to reach 11 singles finals by mid-august joining Evert 1985 and Graf -1989; started 2003 by winning Sydney to become only fourth player in last 20 years (Graf, Seles and Navratilova) to win three or more consecutive titles without loss of a set; continued to Australian Open SF where she led 51 third set and held 2 mp at 52 vs. world No.1 and eventual champion S.Williams before falling ; on home soil, reached Antwerp final, d. No.4 Henin Hardenne in SF (l. to V.Williams); runner-up in Scottsdale, serving for the match vs. Sugiyama before falling in 3s; collected career-first Tier I singles title at Indian Wells as No.1 seed, d. Davenport in final; extended win streak to 10 by reaching Miami SF (l. to S.Williams); on 14 April, ascended to world No.2 WTA Singles Ranking, the sixth youngest to do so (after Jaeger, Hingis, Austin, Seles and Graf); in Berlin, scored her first win over Capriati and held 3 mp in final vs. Henin-Hardenne before falling ; won second Tier I title of the season in Rome, avenging Scottsdale loss to Sugyiama and d. Mauresmo in the final after Mauresmo served for the match leading 63 65; seeded No.2 at Roland Garros, contested the first-ever all-belgian Grand Slam final (her second there), l. to No.4 seed Henin Hardenne, but won doubles (on her 20th birthday) w/sugiyama for career-first Grand Slam title; surpassed $5 million prize money mark at Roland Garros; the week before Wimbledon, won fourth title of 2003 at s-hertogenbosch, d Henin-Hardenne in final after her compatriot retired with a left wrist and finger sprain; reached SF at Wimbledon, dropping only one set en route, l. to V. Williams ; won the title in Stanford defeating Capriati in the final; runner-up at San Diego, l. in 3s to Henin-Hardenne; at Los Angeles won her fourth event out of last five in California d. former three-time champ Davenport in 3s to claim world No. 1 ranking, (fifth youngest to do so) and a week after ascending to No. 1 in doubles (joining just Navratilova, Sanchez, Hingis and Davenport to reach the top in both);in doubles, has won five titles to date (all w/sugiyama) at Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, Roland Garros and Wimbledon Winner of 16 WTA Tour singles titles (including a Tour-leading six in 2003); first title came at 1999 Luxembourg as a qualifier; runner-up at Roland Garros in 2001 (d. Henin-Hardenne in SF after trailing and in final, was two points from victory vs. Capriati on four occasions before falling , featuring the longest third set in a Roland Garros women s singles final) and 2003 (see above); also semifinalist at 2002 and 2003 Australian Opens and 2003 Wimbledon (see above); member of Belgian Fed Cup Team , helping her country win its first-ever title in 2001; winner of nine Tour doubles titles, incl Roland Garros and Wimbledon (w/sugiyama); mixed doubles runner-up at 2000 Wimbledon (w/hewitt) No. 1 (11 August 2003 Present) Coached by Marc Dehous since July 2002; physical trainer is Eveline Coppens; here with mother Els

16 Davenport Quick Facts Age: 27 WTA Tour career singles titles: 38 WTA Tour career prize money: $15,892, th consecutive appearance in this event; won title in 1998 at 8 th attempt d. V.Williams and No. 1 Hingis in final; Finalist in 2000 falling to V. Williams; SF last year falling to S.Williams after holding 3sp in second set; also SF in 1997 (d. No. 3 Novotna) and 1999 falling to eventual winner S.Williams in 3s 2003 TO DATE (Events played 15, incl. US Open) WINNER (1): Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; RUNNER-UP (5): Sydney, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Los Angeles, New Haven; SEMIFINALIST (2): Charleston, San Diego Reached Sydney final (exactly one year after undergoing right knee arthroscopic surgery), d. No.4 seed Hantuchova 76 third set in QF before falling to No.2 seed Clijsters in final; made earliest exit from Australian Open in six years, falling 4r to Henin-Hardenne in three hours, 13 minutes; won first title since her comeback at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], d. Seles in final in 3s; at Scottsdale, lost opening match to eventual champion Sugiyama; runner-up at Indian Wells, d. No.2 seed Capriati in 3s (l. to No.1 seed Clijsters); reached 4r at Miami, retiring during match against Bartoli at 6-0 due to right hamstring strain; in Charleston, reached first Tier I or better clay court SF in five years, l. to No.1 seed and world No.1 S.Williams; at Amelia Island, d. Schnyder and Capriati en route to final where she led Dementieva before falling; withdrew from Madrid due to continuing problems with right hamstring; reached 4r at Roland Garros as No.6 seed before retiring vs. C.Martinez with a left toe sprain; in Eastbourne as No.1 seed, fell in opening match (2r) to Farina Elia 76 third set after trailing 51, on serve, saving 5 mp before holding 3 mp of her own at 6-5; reached Wimbledon QF for sixth time, falling in 3s to V.Williams; beaten by Clijsters in past two events, in San Diego SF and Los Angeles final, after which Clijsters ascended to world No.1 for the first time; forced to retire due to re-aggravation of neuroma in her left foot in New Haven final trailing 26, 04 vs. Capriati; in doubles, winner of three titles (all w/raymond) at Indian Wells, Amelia Island and Eastbourne Winner of 38 WTA Tour singles titles (10th all-time), including three Grand Slams (1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon, 2000 Australian Open) and one Olympic Gold medal (Atlanta 1996); winner of 35 doubles titles, including three Grand Slams; has been ranked No.1 in the world in both singles (38 weeks in total) and doubles (32 weeks); No.1 in singles and doubles concurrently during April and May 2000; member of US Fed Cup Team , 2002 and the US Olympic Teams in 1996 and 2000; winner of the season-ending Championships in singles 1999 and doubles No.1 for 38 weeks (Oct Feb. 1999; July-Aug 1999; April/May 2000; Nov Jan. 2002) Has been working with Adam Peterson since mid-march

17 (2) JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE (BEL #3) vs. (6) JENNIFER CAPRIATI (USA #7) Head-to-Head: Henin-Hardenne leads 3-2 Last Meeting: 2003 Dubai, SF-Hard, Henin-Hardenne won 75, 46, 64 Grand Slams: Henin -Hardenne leads 1-0 Hardcourts: Tied 1-1 Three Sets: Henin-Hardenne leads 3-2 Tiebreaks: Never played Henin-Hardenne Quick Facts Age: 21 WTA Tour career singles titles: 12 WTA Tour career prize money: $4,500,030 Making her fourth consecutive appearance here, but has never been beyond 4r; upset Kournikova in 2000 before l. to No. 2 Davenport; fell to S. Williams in 2001 and last year to Hantuchova 76 final set 2003 TO DATE (Events played 14, incl. US Open) WINNER (6): Roland Garros, Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, San Diego, Toronto; RUNNER-UP (1): s-hertogenbosch: SEMIFINALIST (6): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sydney, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Wimbledon; QUARTERFINALIST (1): Miami Began season as semifinalist in Sydney (l. to eventual champion Clijsters) and Australian Open, surviving marathon 4r vs. Davenport in second longest match (in terms of games played) played there from 4r on in Open Era, winning ; l. to world No.2 V.Williams in SF; in Antwerp, reached SF, l. to compatriot Clijsters 62 76(3) after trailing 5 second set; won title at Dubai as No.1 seed, d. No.3 seed Capriati in SF and No.4 seed Seles in final (saving 1 mp); reached QF in Miami, falling to Rubin; scored first ever-win over a world No.1 when she ended S.Williams s unbeaten 21-0 run in 2003 in the final of Charleston on 13 April; fell in Amelia Island SF as No.1 seed to Dementieva after holding 1 mp; joined Graf as only second player in Berlin tournament s history to retain the German Open title, d. Mauresmo in SF (saving set point in first set) and Clijsters in final (saving 3 mp in third set, the eighth time in 2003 a player has saved mp en route to a Tour singles title); as No.4 seed at Roland Garros, ended world No.1 S.Williams's bid for fifth straight Grand Slam title in SF (75 third set) en route to career-first Grand Slam singles title and 10th Tour title overall; d. countrywoman Clijsters in first-ever all-belgian Grand Slam final; became 10th player to d. world's No.1 and No.2 players in a Grand Slam (since computer rankings began in 1975); ranking rose to career-high No.3 following Roland Garros (9 June); reached s-hertogenbosch final for second time, retiring vs. No.1 seed Clijsters with left wrist and finger sprain after winning first set in a tie-break but trailing 3-0 in second set (injury occurred in second game of second set); reached SF Wimbledon l. to eventual champion S. Williams; surpassed $4-million mark in career prize money at Wimbledon; won first US hardcourt title beating top seed Clijsters for first time in six meetings on the hard surface; followed up in Toronto, d. four successive Russian players (Petrova, Bovina, Dementieva being stretched to 3s again and Krasnoroutskaya) for third Tier I title this season; is 14-1 in three-set matches in 2003 Winner of 12 WTA Tour singles titles and two doubles titles; won Belgium s first-ever Grand Slam singles title at 2003 Roland Garros, d. world No.1 and defending champion S.Williams in SF and compatriot Clijsters in first all-belgian Grand Slam singles final; runner-up at 2001 Wimbledon and semifinalist at 2001 Roland Garros, 2002 Wimbledon and 2003 Australian Open and Wimbledon; one of only four current players (along with Clijsters, Seles and Davenport) to have wins over S.Williams, V.Williams and Capriati; in 1999, won Antwerp in her Tour debut, becoming the fifth player at that stage to achieve that feat; member of Belgian Fed Cup team (winning title in 2001) No.3 (9 June 2003 present) Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since 1996; also here with husband Pierre-Yves Capriati Quick Facts Age: 27 WTA Tour career singles titles: 14 WTA Tour career prize money: $7,734, th appearance in this event; second youngest SF ever in 1991 dethroning Sabatini before falling to eventual winner Seles in titanic 63, 36, 76 match; SF again 10 years later in 2001 as world No. 2, falling to eventual winner V. Williams; QF in 2002 falling to Mauresmo after serving for the match in second set 2003 TO DATE (Events played 15, incl. US Open) WINNER: New Haven; RUNNER-UP (2): Miami, Stanford; SEMIFINALIST (5): Dubai, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Berlin, Eastbourne; QUARTERFINALIST (2): Rome, Wimbledon

18 Started season with consecutive opening round 3s losses in Sydney (l. to Panova) and Australian Open (l. to Weingärtner after leading 62 41), becoming the first defending champion to lose in 1r; withdrew from Tokyo [Pan Pacific] citing the need to recover from eye surgery in November to remove sunspots (pterygiums); semifinalist in Dubai, pushing eventual champion Henin-Hardenne to 3s; as No.2 seed, reached Indian Wells SF, falling to Davenport in 3s; runner-up in Miami for third consecutive year, l. to S.Williams in 3s; semifinalist at Amelia Island, falling to again to Davenport in 3s; in Berlin, reached fifth straight SF of 2003, saving 2 mp in second set vs. eventual runner-up Clijsters before falling in 3s; quarterfinalist in Rome, falling to Mauresmo 63 76(10) after holding 4 sp in tiebreak; fell in 4r of Roland Garros to Petrova in 3s; reached SF in Eastbourne, l. to defending and eventual champion Rubin after holding 2 mp at (Rubin serving); as No.8 seed, reached Wimbledon QF for sixth time, falling to world No.1 S.Williams in 3s; reached second Tour singles final of 2003 at Stanford, falling to Clijsters in 3s; retired in San Diego 2r (after 1r bye) vs. Likhovtseva trailing 4-1 first set with right pectoral strain, an injury that forced her withdrawal from Toronto; ended 28-tournament losing streak last week in New Haven, claiming her 14 career Tour singles title, surviving opening round scare vs. Bovina and then benefiting from retirements of Mauresmo in SF and Davenport in F Winner of 14 Tour singles titles (incl. three Grand Slams at 2001 Australian and Roland Garros and 2002 Australian Open) and one doubles title (1991 Rome w/seles); had best year of her career in 2001, winning first two Grand Slam singles titles and reaching No.1 for the first time on 15 October, named 2001 ITF Women s Singles World Champi and unanimously female athlete of the year by virtually every critic; singles Gold medallist at 1992 Barcelona Olympics; in 1990 as a 14-year-old, became youngest player to reach a Grand Slam SF (at Roland Garros), win a singles title (Puerto Rico) and reach the Top 10; a member of the US Fed Cup Team , 1996 and 2000 and the US Olympic Team in 1992 No.1 for 17 weeks (Oct-Nov 2001; Jan/Feb, March/April, May/June 2002) Coached by her father, Stefano Capriati; also here with mother Denise and brother Steven NOTE: Events played includes tournaments (WTA & ITF)

19 $17,074,000 US OPEN, Flushing Meadows - NEW YORK FOURTH ROUND MATCH NOTES, 31 August September 1, 2003 WTA Tour Web site: Tournament Web si te: TOP 16 SEEDS OUT BY ROUND FOUR This year at the US Open, eight of the Top 16 seeds have not reached their allotted place in the fourth round: No.4 seed Venus Williams (withdrew on Friday, August 22 after the draw had been made due to continuing abdominal muscle problems), No.8 Chanda Rubin, No.9 Daniela Hantuchova, No.10 Magdalena Maleeva and No.12 Conchita Martinez, No. 13 Vera Zvonareva, No. 14 Amanda Coetzer and No. 16 Elena Bovina. The following is a look at the number of seeded players who have failed to make their allotted positions in a Grand Slam singles draw since the Top 16 seeds were introduced first in 1978: Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open 2003: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : not held 1985: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 2 Note: 32 seeds at Grand Slams were introduced at Wimbledon in 2001 US OPEN RECORDS PLAYER BEST US OPEN RESULT BEST GS RESULT OPEN W-L* [1] Kim Clijsters Quarterfinalist 2001 Runner-Up 2001 / 2003 Roland Garros 13-4 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne Fourth Round Champion 2003 Roland Garros 12-4 [3] Lindsay Davenport Champion 1998 Champion 1998 US/ 1999 Wimbledon/ 2000 Australia [5] Amelie Mauresmo Semifinalist 2002 Runner-Up 1999 Australian Open 17-4 [6] Jennifer Capriati Semifinalist 1991, 2001 Champion Australian / 2001 Roland Garros [7] Anastasia Myskina Fourth Round 2003 Quarterfinalist 2003 Australian Open 6-4 [11] Elena Dementieva Semifinalist 2000 Semifinalist 2000 US Open 14-4 [15] Ai Sugiyama Fourth Round 2003 Quarterfinalist 2000 Australian Open 12-9 [17] Meghann Shaughnessy Fourth Round 2003 Fourth Round 2001 Roland Garros, Wimbledon 9-6 [19] Nadia Petrova Fourth Round 2003 Semifinalist 2003 Roland Garros 5-3 [24] Paola Suarez Fourth Round 2003 Quarterfinalist 2002 Roland Garros 9-9 [29] Francesca Schiavone Fourth Round Quarterfinalist 2001 Roland Garros 8-3 Elena Likhovtseva Fourth Round 99, 01, 03 Quarterfinalist 2000 Australian / 2002 Wimbledon Tamarine Tanasugarn Fourth Round 2003 Fourth Round Wimbledon / 98 Australian 9-6 Mary Pierce Quarterfinal 1994, 1999 Champion 1995 Australian Open/ 2000 Roland Garr Dinara Safina Fourth Round 2003 Fourth Round 2003 US Open 4-1 *Main draw matches only; including 2003 US Open

20 IT S DOWN TO THE LAST 16 PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $* YTD W/L CAREER PRIZE $* CAREER W/L [1] Kim Clijsters 1 BEL 20 2,322,940 70/9 5,972, /74 [2] Justine Henin-Hardenne 3 BEL 21 2,074,780 59/7 4,500, /78 [3] Lindsay Davenport 4 USA 27 1,050,847 44/13 15,892, /159 [5] Amelie Mauresmo 6 FRA ,621 37/9 3,713, /130 [6] Jennifer Capriati 7 USA ,735 38/13 7,734, /159 [7] Anastasia Myskina 10 RUS ,741 30/15 1,212, /126 [11] Elena Dementieva 11 RUS ,094 36/19 2,609, /130 [15] Ai Sugiyama 15 JPN ,628 32/17 3,908, /261 [17] Meghann Shaughnessy 21 USA ,569 32/16 1,812, ,227 [19] Nadia Petrova 19 RUS ,956 34/16 1,092, /88 [24] Paola Suarez 25 ARG ,866 33/19 2,802, /195 [29] Francesca Schiavone 32 ITA ,541 29/21 792, /133 Elena Likhovtseva 36 RUS ,141 27/23 3,632, /278 Tamarine Tanasugarn 39 THA ,228 25/18 1,470, /214 Mary Pierce 64 FRA ,321 18/13 6,631, /194 Dinara Safina 71 RUS 17 93,298 22/11 210,988 76/26 BEST US OPEN APPEARANCES FOR FOUR By advancing to the Round of 16, nine competitors have equaled or bettered their career-best results at the US Open: Elena Likhovtseva (RUS), Anastasia Myskina (RUS), Nadia Petrova (RUS), Dinara Safina (RUS), Francesca Schiavone (ITA), Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), Ai Sugiyama (JPN), Paola uarez (ARG) and Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA). Following is a look at their best US Open results prior to this year: PLAYER BEST APPEARANCE YEAR - RESULT Elena Likhovtseva Fourth Round 1994 l. to Sabatini l. to Schett l. to Davenport Anastasia Myskina Third Round 2002 l. to Bedanova Nadia Petrova Second Round 2000 l. to S. Williams l. to Likhovtseva Dinara Safina Second Round 2002 l. to S. Williams Francesca Schiavone Fourth Round 2002 l. to Bovina 76(4) 62 Meghann Shaughnessy Third Round 2000 l. to V. Williams 76(3) l. to Bedanova l. to Capriati Ai Sugiyama Third Round 1999 l. to Seles Paola Suarez Third Round 1997 l. to MJ. Fernandez Tamarine Tanasugarn Third Round 1997 l. to Kruger 67(2) l. to Davenport 62 61