The Week In Tennis At A Glance

STARS

- Germany's Anke Huber defeated Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 to win the Estoril Open in Oeiras, Portugal, her first title since 1996. - Andrew Ilie won the Galleryfurniture.com Tennis Challenge, beating fellow Australian Jason Stoltenberg 6-3, 7-5 in Duluth, Georgia (United States). - Carlos Moya beat Spanish compatriot Francisco Clavet 6-3, 6-2 to win the Estoril Open in Oeiras, Portugal. - American Monica Seles defended her Bausch and Lomb Championships title by beating Spain's Conchita Martinez 6-3, 6-2 in Amelia Island, Florida. - Bjorn Borg beat Swedish countryman Mats Wilander 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 (Champions Tiebreaker) to win the Ras Laffan Delta Air Lines ATP Senior Tour of Champions tournament in Doha, Qatar.

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SPEAKING

"Whenever I play well, I'm really into the match. I have to vent some of that emotional energy, got to let it out, and the crowd finds it entertaining." - Andrew Ilie, who stripped off his shirt and tossed it into the crowd after winning his second career title.

"I played as well as I was allowed to play today." - Jason Stoltenberg, after losing to Ilie.

"That match was very difficult. What happened there, I don't want to put too much emphasis on. For me, it boils down to the fact that I really love to play tennis." - Monica Seles, talking about being jeered off the court when she lost 6-0, 6-0 to Martina Hingis at the Ericsson Open.

"Although this is a very tough scenario, the idea of Pete (Sampras) playing (doubles), which has been talked about - or even Andre (Agassi) playing in doubles - is certainly an exciting one." - US Davis Cup captain John McEnroe, discussing ideas for the doubles team that will play against Spain in July.

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SIZZLING SUAREZ

Although she didn't win the title, Argentina's Paola Suarez was one of the best players in the rain-plagued Bausch and Lomb Championships. Suarez upset second-seeded Serena Williams of the United States early in the week, then knocked off Anna Kournikova of Russia in the quarter-finals. She finally lost to eventual champion Monica Seles in the semi-finals.

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SUSPENDED

Chile and Argentina were kicked out of this year's Davis Cup in the wake of crowd trouble that disrupted their match in Santiago earlier this month. Because of the decision by the International Tennis Federation's board of directors, Morocco advances to the World Group by default. Trouble flared in Santiago on April 7 with Chile leading 1-0 and Argentina's Mariano Zabaleta ahead of Nicolas Massu two sets to one. Angered by line calls against their player, Chilean spectators tossed fruit, coins, bottles and plastic chairs onto the court, forcing the match to be halted. The next day, Argentina withdrew from the best-of-5 series, and Chile was declared the winner. Chile also has been banned from playing at home through 2002.

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STEPPING UP

By winning her second title of the year, Monica Seles has moved up two spots on the WTA Tour rankings, from ninth to seventh, switching spots with Julie Halard-Decugis of France.

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STRIPPER

When Andrew Ilie defeated fellow Australian Jason Stoltenberg 6-3, 7-5 to win the Galleryfurniture.com Tennis Challenge in Duluth, Georgia (United States), he ripped off his shirt and tossed it to the fans. It was Ilie's second career title, and the $49,500 winner's check was his biggest ever.

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SNARED

Mary Joe Fernandez and Tony Godsick, IMG vice president of Racquet Sports, were married on April 6 in Miami. The bridesmaids included Monica Seles. Last November, Fernandez practiced walking down the aisle as a bridesmaid for another WTA Tour player, fellow American Corina Morariu.

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SITES TO SURF

www.familycirclecup.com/ www.tennisstation.com www.juniortennis.com www.tennisinformation.com

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Tournaments This Week

ATP TOUR $2,950,000 Tennis Masters Series-Monte Carlo, clay, Monte Carlo, Monaco

SANEX WTA TOUR $1,080,000 Family Circle Cup, clay, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina $110,000 Westel 900 Budapest Open, clay, Budapest, Hungary

SENIOR TOUR Grand Champions Mallorca Delta Senior Tour of Champions, Mallorca, Spain

Tournaments Week of April 24

ATP TOUR $1,000,000 Open Seat Godo, clay, Barcelona, Spain

WTA TOUR DreamLand Egypt Classic, clay, Cairo, Egypt

FED CUP Group A: Spain, Germany, Croatia at Italy Group B: Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic at Slovakia Group C: France, Belgium, Australia at Russia

SENIOR TOUR Trigon Champions, Richmond, Virginia