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Thursday's results

Generali Open | Mercedes-Benz Cup | Idea Prokom Open | Bank of the West | Grand Prix De S.A.R.

Generali Open
$1 million men's clay-court tournament
At Kitzbuhel, Austria
Singles
Third round
Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, def. Gaston Gaudio (9), Argentina, 6-2, 6-2.

Guillermo Coria (5), Argentina, def. Alex Calatrava (10), Spain, 6-1, 6-1.

Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Albert Costa, Spain, def. Markus Hipfl, Austria, 7-5, 6-2.

Galo Blanco, Spain, def. Franco Squillari (4), Argentina, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

Hugo Armando, United States, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2), Russia, 6-1, 6-1.

Andrei Pavel (11), Romania, def. Alberto Martin (8), Spain, 6-1, 6-0.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (1), Spain, def. Julien Boutter, France, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Doubles
Quarterfinals
Marc-Kevin Goellner, Germany, and Andrei Olhovskiy, Russia, def. Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent (2), Australia, walkover.

Second round
Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Andrew Kratzmann, Australia, def. Michael Hill, Australia, and Jeff Tarango, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Alex Corretja, Spain and Luis Lobo, Argentina, def. Thomas Cibulec and Leos Friedl (6), Czech Republic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Bank of the West
$565,000 women's tournament
At Stanford, Calif.
Singles
Second round
Venus Williams (1) def. Kristina Brandi, 6-4, 6-3

Kim Clijsters (3) def. Cara Black, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5

Meghann Shaughnessy (5) def. Nicole Pratt, 6-2, 6-2

Jana Kandarr def. Amy Frazier (6), 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3

Doubles
First round
Kelly Liggan, Ireland, and Bryanne Stewart, Australia, def. Rika Hiraki, Japan, and Lilia Osterloh, United States, 7-5, 6-1.

Quarterfinals
Monica Seles and Meghann Shaughnessy (4), United States, def. Amanda Augustus and Jennifer Embry, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Alexandra Fusai (3), France, and Rita Grande, Italy, def. Erika de Lone, United States, and Annabel Ellwood, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.

Idea Prokom Open
$570,000 tournament
At Sopot, Poland
Men
Singles
Second round
Albert Portas (2) def. Marc Rosset, 6-1, 6-3.

David Sanchez def. Mariano Zabaleta, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5.

Sargis Sargsian def. Kristian Pless, 6-4, 7-5.

Juan Antonio Marin def. Albert Montanes, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles
Quarterfinals
Irakli Labadze, Georgia, and Attila Savolt, Hungary, def. Yuri Schukin, Russia, and David Skoch, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4.

Women
Singles
Second round
Anke Huber (1) def. Anna Smashnova, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

Henrieta Nagyova (4) def. Barbara Rittner, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

Gala Leon Garcia def. Angeles Montolio (5), 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Cristina Torrens Valero def. Francesca Schiavone (6), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).

Doubles
Quarterfinals
Yulia Beygelzimer, Ukraine, and Anastassia Rodionova, Russia, def. Rossana de los Rios, Paraguay, and Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Argentina, 6-3, 7-5.

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie and Andreea Vanc, Romania, def. Greta Arn, Germany, and Maja Palaversic Coopersmith, Croatia, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Renata Kucerova, Germany, and Anna Zarska, Poland, def. Angelika Roesch, Germany, and Hana Sromova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Mercedes-Benz Cup
$400,000 men's tournament
At Los Angeles
Singles
Second round
Jan-Michael Gambill (5), United States, def. Paul Goldstein, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Taylor Dent, United States, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-5.

Gustavo Kuerten (1), Brazil, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Tommy Haas (8), Germany, def. Bob Bryan, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Marat Safin (2), Russia, 7-5, 6-3.

Andre Agassi (3), United States, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Doubles
Quarterfinals
Tommy Haas, Germany, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Paul Kilderry and Sandon Stolle (4), Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

Jan-Michael Gambill and Andy Roddick, United States, def. Myles Wakefield, South Africa, and Glenn Weiner, United States, 7-5, 6-3.

Grand Prix De S.A.R
$110,000 women's tournament
At Casablanca, Morocco
Singles
Second round
Martina Sucha, Slovakia, def. Habiba Ifrak, Morocco, 6-1, 6-2.

Emilie Loit, France, def. Clarissa Fernandez, Argentina, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Anca Barna (8), Germany, def. Bahia Mouhtassine, Morocco, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

Lenka Nemeckova, Czech Republic, def. Lubomira Bacheva, Bularia, 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles
Quarterfinals

Maria Jose Martinez, Spain, and Maria Emilia Salerni (3), Argentina, def. Eva Bes and Gisela Riera, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, and Lenka Nemeckova (4), Czech Republic, def. Marketa Kochta, Germany, and Alenacze Vaskova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-5.

Lubomira Bacheva, Bularia, and Asa Carlsson (1), Sweden, def. Leanne Baker, New Zealand, and Manisha Malhotra, India, 6-3, 7-5.

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