Dubai Championships | Mexican Open | State Farm Classic | Siebel Open

Dubai Tennis Championships
$89925,000 men's tournament
At United Arab Emirates
Singles
First round

Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

Axel Pretzsch, Germany, def. Julien Boutter, France, 6-4, 6-4.

Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 7-6 (0), 3-6, 6-4.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2), Russia, def. Vasilis Mazarakis, Greece, 6-4, 7-5.

Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Goran Ivanisevic (7), Croatia, 6-3, 6-4.

Jiri Novak (8), Czech Republic, def. Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles
First Round

Julien Boutter, France, and Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, def. Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo, Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Mexican Open
$925,000 men's/women's tournament
At Acapulco, Mexico
Men's singles
First round
Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Sergi Bruguera, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

Fernando Vicente, Spain, def. Franco Squillari, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Albert Portas, Spain, def. Luis Horna, Peru, 6-4, 6-1.

Carlos Moya (5), Spain, def. Markus Hipfl, Austria, 6-4, 6-4.

David Sanchez, Spain, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-1, 7-6 (2).

Men's doubles
First round
Nicolas Lapentti, and Luis Adrian Morejon, Ecuador, def. Alejandro Hernandez, Mexico, and Fernando Meligeni, Brazil, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9 tiebreak.

Women's singles
First round
Jana Kandarr, Germany, def. Rita Kuti Kis, Hungary, 6-4, 7-6.

Eva Bes, Spain, def. Maria Jose Lopez, Mexico, 6-2, 6-2.

Gala Leon Garcia, Spain, def. Anna Smashnova, Israel, 6-4, 6-2.

Women's doubles
First round
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spain, and Melissa Torres, Mexico, def. Conchita Martinez, Spain, and Patricia Tarabini, Argentina 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Eva Martincova, Czech Republic, and Anousjka van Exel, Netherlands, def. Klara Koukalova and Alena Vaskova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5.

Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez (1), Argentina, def. Evie Dominikovic, Australia, and Caroline Schneider, Germany, 6-2, 7-5.

State Farm Classic
$585,000 women's tournament
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Singles
First round
Nathalie Dechy, France, def. Jennifer Hopkins, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0.

Francesca Schiavone (7), Italy, def. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, 6-4, 6-3.

Daja Bedanova (8), Czech Republic, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

Doubles
First round
Kimberly Po-Messerli, United States, and Nicole Pratt (3), Australia, def. Erika De Lone and Samantha Reeves, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Marta Marrero and Maria Jose Martinez, Spain, def. Barbara Schett, Austria, and Magui Serna, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.

Janet Lee, Taipei, and Wynne Prakusya, Indonesia, def. Nannie De Villiers, South Africa, and Irina Selyutina, Kazakstan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Siebel Open
$400,000 men's tournament
At San Jose, Calif.
Singles
First round
Kristian Pless, Denmark, def. Lee Hyung-taik, South Korea, 6-2, 6-2.

Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (2).

Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. Justin Gimelstob, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, 6-3, 6-1.

Wayne Ferreira (8), South Africa, def. Juan Balcells, Spain, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Greg Rusedski (5), Britain, def. Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, 6-4, 7-5.

Wayne Arthurs, Australia, def. Michael Chang, United States, 6-3, 6-4.