Sporting Digest: Tennis
SEIKO SUPER MEN'S TOURNAMENT (Tokyo) Singles, semi-finals: T Martin (US) bt G Rusedski (Can) 7-6 6-3; I Lendl (US) bt P Haarhuis (Neth) 3-6 6-4 7-6. Final: Lendl bt Martin 6-4 6-4. Doubles, semi-finals: G Connell and P Galbraith (Can) bt J Fitzgerald (Aus) and A Jarryd (Swe) 7-6 6-1; L Jensen and M Jensen (US) bt P McEnroe and R Reneberg (US) 6-4 1-6 7-6. Final: Connell and Galbraith bt Jensen and Jensen 6-3 6-4.
ISRAEL MEN'S OPEN (Tel Aviv) Semi-finals: S Pescosolido (It) bt T Muster (Aut) 7-6 1-6 7-6; A Mansdorf (Isr) bt A Cherkasov (Rus) 6-3 6-0. Final: Pescosolido bt Mansdorf 7-6 7-5.
ATP TOURNAMENT (Bolzano, It) Semi- finals: C Pioline (Fr) bt A Olhovskiy (Rus) 6-3 7-5; J Stark (US) bt O Delaitre (Fr) 6-3 6-0. Final: Stark bt Pioline 6-3 6-2.
WTA TOURNAMENT (Filderstadt, Ger) Singles, semi-finals: N Zvereva (Bela) bt N Tauziat (Fr) 4-6 7-6 6-3; M Pierce (Fr) bt Z Garrison-Jackson (US) 6-2 6-2. Final: Pierce bt Zvereva 6-3 6-3.
WTA TOURNAMENT (Montpellier, Fr) Singles, semi-finals: D Monami (Bel) bt S Appelmans (Bel) 2-6 6-4 6-3; E Lichovsteva (Kaz) bt J Husarova (Cz Rep) 6-0 6-0. Final: Lichovsteva bt Monami 6-3 6-4.
WOMEN'S AUTOGLASS CLASSIC (Brighton) Singles qualifying, first round: M Bollegraf (Neth) bt M Mair (GB) 6-1 6-0; R Jensen (US) bt L Jelfs (GB) 6-4 6-3; M Lindstom (Swe) bt M Hughes (GB) 6-2 6-3; E Bond (GB) bt H Hogh (Ger) 6-1 6-0; A Mall (US) bt L Woodroffe (GB) 6-2 6-2; C Salvi (It) bt C Hunt (GB) 6-2 6-3; K Hand (GB) bt C Billingham (GB) 6-2 6-4; K Cross (GB) bt C Schneider (Ger) 5-7 6-4 6-1; E DeLone (US) bt L Ahl (GB) 6-3 2-6 6-2; S-A Siddall (GB) bt C Herbert (GB) 6-4 6-3; A Leand (US) bt E Nortje (Nam) 6-2 6-2; S Talaja (Croa) bt C Taylor (GB) 6-0 6-2; E Brusati (It) bt C Hall (GB) 6-2 6-1.
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