Sporting Digest: Tennis

AT & T MEN'S CHALLENGE (Atlanta) Singles final: M Chang (US) bt T Martin (US) 6-7 7-6 6-0.

HAMBURG ATP OPEN Singles, first round: J Renzenbrink (Ger) bt R Gilbert (Fr) 7-6 6-3; S Dosedel (Cz Rep) bt K Novacek (Cz Rep) 6-3 7-5; A Olhovskiy (Rus) bt G Rusedski (Can) 7-6 7-6; R Furlan (It) bt J Arrese (Sp) 1-6 7-5 6-2; M Larsson (Swe) bt A Berasategui (Sp) 4-6 6-3 6-2; P Kuhnen (Ger) bt A Volkov (Rus) 6-4 3-6 6-3; D Nargiso (It) bt T Guardiola (Fr) 6-7 6-2 6-3; R Krajicek (Neth) bt H Holm (Swe) 6-4 6-4; M Nawie (Ger) bt D Vacek (Cz Rep) 6-3 7-6; K Braasch (Ger) b I Lendl (US) 6-1 6-4; J Burillo (Sp) bt R Kroll (Ger) 6-4 6-3; P Haarhuis (Neth) bt C-U Steeb (Ger) 6-0 6-3; S Pescosolido (It) bt M Rosset (Swit) 7-6 6-3; J Sanchez (Sp) bt R Fromberg (Aus) 6-2 3-6 7-5.

USTA CLAY COURT CLASSIC (Pinehurst, N Carolina) Singles, first round: M Filippini (Urug) bt J Stoltenberg (Aus) 6-2 6-4; B Shelton (US) bt M Pernfors (Swe) 6-1 6-2; L Mattar (Bra) bt F Meligeni (Bra) 6-3 6-4; M Woodforde (Aus) bt G Stafford (SA) 6-2 6-2; M Wilander (Swe) bt S Bryan (US) 6-3 6-3; F Santoro (Fr) bt S Simian (Fr) 7-6 6-3.

ITALIAN WOMEN'S OPEN (Rome) Singles, first round: N B (It) bt M Grossi (It) 6-3 7-5; J Kruger (SA) bt M Babel (Ger) 7-6 6-1; S Stafford (US) bt R Dragomir (Rom) 6-1 6-4; F Fortuni (It) bt M Oremans (Neth) 7-6 6-4; A Grossman (US) bt C Wood (GB) 6-1 6-1; K Quentrec (Fr) bt A Carlsson (Swe) 6-7 6-1 6-4; R Zrubakova (Cz Rep) bt R Grande (It) 6-4 6-1; B Mulej (Sloven) bt F Bentivoglio (It) 6-2 6-3; J Wiesner (Aut) bt V Martinek (Ger) 6-2 6-4; K Boogert (Neth) bt B Reinstadler (Aut) 6-3 6-0; N Muns-Jagerman (Neth) bt M J Gaidano (Arg) 3-6 7-6 6-2; C Wegink (Neth) bt K Po (US) 7-5 4-6 6-2; E Savoldi (It) bt S Frankl (Ger) 6-4 3-6 6-2; L Richterova (Cz Rep) bt R Bobkova (Cz Rep) 6-4 6-4.