Courier, Martin Win Openers at Seniors Charlotte

Americans Jim Courier and Todd Martin took an early lead on Day One at the Outback Champions Tour stop in Charlotte, NC, improving to 1-0 in round robin play Wednesday.

Courier had an easy time defeating fellow American Aaron Krickstein 6-2, 6-2, while Martin overcame a tough first set to beat Aussie Pat Cash 7-6(5), 6-3.

Scheduled for Thursday in Charlotte are John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Arias, and Sergi Brugera vs. Wayne Ferreira.

WORLD SENIOR RANKINGS presented by Tennis-X.com
(Top 10 through Sept. 17, 2006)

1. Marcelo Rios (2000 pts.)
2. John McEnroe (965)
3. Thomas Muster (875)
4. Cedric Pioline (850)
5. Sergi Bruguera (790)
6. Pat Cash (670)
7. Jim Courier (600)
8. Goran Ivanisevic (575)
9. Richard Krajicek (480)
10T. Renzo Furlan (400)
10T. Todd Martin (400)
10T. Car-Uwe Steeb (400)

The World Senior Rankings presented by Tennis-X.com is a cumulative ranking for senior tour players combining results from the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions in Europe, and the Outback Champions Series in the U.S.