Coria Continues Run; Henin Beats Clijsters; Henman, Ferreira Surprise Winners

ATP REVIEW/PREVIEW
There were a pair of unlikely hardcourt winners over the weekend, and one very likely claycourt winner. Tim Henman and Wayne Ferreira collected their first titles of the year on hardcourts, with Henman turning away Fernando Gonzalez in Washington, and Ferreira saving match points to upset Lleyton Hewitt in three sets in LA. "I lost a couple of other finals in the States," Henman said. "I lost in Indian Wells and in LA, so I was keen to get a win on American soil and also my 10th title. So it's a special day for me. As I shook his hand, he said 'See you on Tuesday,' because we play first round in Montreal." In the Washington doubles final, Kafelnikov/Sargsian d. Haggard/Hanley in three sets, while in LA wildcards Gambill/Parrott d. (4)Eagle/Schalken in three sets. On the dirt in Sopot, Guillermo Coria won his third consecutive title in three weeks, beating back unseeded Spaniard David Ferrer. In the Sopot doubles final, Polish wildcards Fyrstenberg/Matkowski upset (1)Cermak/Friedl in three sets.

Matches of interest Monday in Montreal (see tournament preview) are A.Martin vs. (11)Srichaphan, (4)Moya vs. Clement, Lapentti vs. Rusedski, (1)Agassi vs. (WC)Niemeyer, (WC)Larose vs. Kuerten, Youzhny vs. (8)Schuettler, El Aynaoui vs. Fish, Stepanek vs. Blake, Robredo vs. HT.Lee, and (WC)Nestor vs. Ginepri.

WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW
While Kim Clijsters will take over the No. 1 spot in the coming weeks due to Serena being out with surgery, it is her countrywoman Justine Henin-Hardenne who has looked dominant, again beating back Lleyton's girlfriend in the three-set San Diego final. "She's become a lot better (on hardcourts), a lot stronger," Clijsters said. "That's where she was struggling a lot. She gets a lot more aggressive." Doesn't sound like a struggle anymore, especially against Clijsters who continues to show an inability to put away big matches. In the doubles final, (2)Clijsters/Sugiyama beat (3)Davenport/Raymond 6-4, 7-5 for their sixth title of the year. In the Saturday Sopot final, No. 3 seed Anna Pistolesi crushed Klara "Kouky" Koukalova 6-2, 6-0, and unseeded Perebiynis/Talaja won the doubles over (Q)Ani/Prusova. It was the Israeli's first singles title of 2003, and she improved her career mark to 7-0 in finals, while it was the first career final for Kouky.

On court today in Helsinki (see tournament previews) are An.Barna vs. Cervanova, Sprem vs. Torrens Valero, Chladkova vs. Leon Garcia, and Douchevina vs. Benesova. On court in LA are Husarova vs. Grande, Srebotnik vs. Sharapova, Likhovtseva vs. Morigami, Tanasugarn vs. Pierce, Parra vs. Haynes, Cho vs. Loit, Razzano vs. Obata, Asagoe vs. Callens, and Bartoli vs. Snyder.

ATP CANADIAN OPEN MULTIPLE WINNERS
6--Ivan Lendl (1989-87,83,81-80)
3--Andre Agassi (1995-94,92)
2--John McEnroe (1985-84)
2--Fleming/J.McEnroe (1984,79)
2--Flach/Seguso (1988,85)

WTA BACK-TO-BACK LA/CARSON WINNERS
Serena Williams (2000-99)
Martina Navratilova (1993-92, 81-80)
Monica Seles (1991-90)

ATP TMS-CANADA TOP 10 -- ACTIVE PLAYERS
Michael Chang, the leader in winning percentage among active players at the TMS-Canada, makes his final career appearance at the 2003 Canadian Open. Look at Bohdan Ulihrach sneaking in at No. 10, get your lawsuit on! (Since 1990):

1. Chang, Michael (USA) 25-8 .758
2. Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS) 12-4 .750
3. Philippoussis, Mark (AUS) 14-5 .737
4T. Martin, Todd (USA) 15-7 .682
4T. Rios, Marcelo (CHI) 15-7 .682
6. Agassi, Andre (USA) 23-11 .676
7T. Gambill, Jan-Michael (USA) 10-5 .667
7T. Henman, Tim (GBR) 10-5 .667
9. Corretja, Alex (ESP) 11-6 .647
10T.Kuerten, Gustavo (BRA) 9-5 .643
10T.Ulihrach, Bohdan (CZE) 9-5 .643

ATP 2003 HARDCOURT WINS LEADERS
1. Roger Federer 24-6
2. Andy Roddick 22-7
3. Andre Agassi 21-2
4. Paradorn Srichaphan 20-9
5. Lleyton Hewitt 19-3
6. Rainer Schuettler 18-7
7. Mark Philippoussis 17-8
8. Mardy Fish 16-8
T9.James Blake 15-8
T9.Jan-Michael Gambill 15-9

ESPN U.S. TV TENNIS SCHEDULE
Mon., Aug. 4 TMS-Canada 1-5pm (ESPN), 6:30-8:30pm (ESPN2)
Tue., Aug. 5 TMS-Canada 1-5pm (ESPN), 10pm-12am (ESPN2)
Wed., Aug. 6 TMS-Canada 1-5pm (ESPN2), 7:30-10pm (ESPN2)
Thu., Aug. 7 TMS-Canada 1-5pm (ESPN), 11pm-1am (ESPN2)
Fri., Aug. 8 TMS-Canada 1-5pm (ESPN), 7:30-9:30pm (ESPN2)
Sat., Aug. 9 TMS-Canada 1-3pm (ESPN)
Sat., Aug. 9 JP Morgan Chase Open 9-10:30pm (ESPN2)
Sun., Aug. 10 TMS-Canada 2-4pm (ESPN)
Sun., Aug. 10 JP Morgan Chase Open 4-5:30pm (ESPN)

NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES, AND BARBS
Justine Henin-Hardenne is 5-1 in finals this year, while the oft-choking Kim Clijsters is 5-5...Kim Clijsters showed a growing rift between her and Belgian countrywoman Justine Henin-Hardenne after losing in Sunday's San Diego final, complaining about H-H taking an injury time-out: "It's not the first time that it's happened. She's probably done it in every match I've played against her. Those are moments that you know she is not feeling at her best. She has to try to do different things."...Guillermo "The Wizard" Coria has won three consecutive titles (Stuttgart, Kitzbuhel, Sopot) in three consecutive weeks, a feat last achieved by Austria's Thomas Muster in 1996 (Estoril, Barcelona, Tennis Masters Monte Carlo)...Coria has won his last 15 matches without dropping a set...Wayne Ferreira was bothered by groin, shoulder and knee injuries, forcing him to pull out of Indianapolis the previous week, but he still managed to overcome Lleyton Hewitt in the LA final...Anna Kournikova, perhaps now out of the game for good, played 109 tournaments without a title...How do some tennis writers get jobs? Right out of high school? Karen Crouse of the Palm Beach Post on Serena Williams comeback from surgery: "The guess here is Williams won't be watching too many reruns of The Golden Girls in the next two months. She'll be otherwise occupied proving herself to be as resourceful and resilient as her favorite cartoon character, SpongeBob Square Pants." Creative Writing 101 paid off...Boyfriend-girlfriend Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters were both turned back in finals Sunday...Clijsters/Sugiyama and Davenport/Raymond bailed this week in doubles at LA...Lleyton Hewitt chucked in three doubles faults at 5-5 in the third set in his loss to Wayne Ferreira in the LA final...Hewitt rose to No. 13 on the ATP Champions Race after his LA runner-up effort...Think Marcelo Rios is smiling this morning? Think again. Rios is playing in the Pan Am Games in Tampa this week in effort perhaps to get his name back in the headlines in Chile, but with Gonzalez's big win over Agassi that strategy failed...Attendance rose in Washington D.C. for a fifth consecutive year...Roger Federer turns 22 on Friday.