PARIS, MAY 21: Number one seeds Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Martina Hingis got tough pairings in today's draw for the French Open, with the Russian up against Michael Chang in the first round and Hingis facing a match against Amelie Mauresmo in round two.Kafelnikov takes on Chang in a match between two former Roland Garros champions.
Kafelnikov was the French Open winner three years ago and Chang triumphed as a 17-year-old in 1989.
If Kafelnikov beats Chang he could face two-time Roland Garros winner Jim Courier in the fourth round.
Carlos Moya begins the defense of his title against Markus Hipfl, and would face either Petr Korda or Alberto Martin in the second round.
Pete Sampras, who has never been champion at Roland Garros, starts against Juan Antonio Marin of Costa Rica.
If the world no. 1 advances, he could face Thomas Enqvist in the fourth round and 1997 champion Gustavo Kuerten in the last eight.
Andre Agassi could play 1998 French Open semifinalist Cedric Pioline in round two and 1995 FrenchOpen winner Thomas Muster in the third round.
In the women's event, world no. 1 Hingis, seeking her first championship win at Roland Garros, should beat Amanda Hopmans of the Netherlands in the first round.
She would then face Mauresmo in a re-match of this year's Australian Open final if the French woman overcomes Tara Snyder of the United States in their first round contest.
That meeting could re-open the controversy that erupted before the Melbourne final, when Hingis described Mauresmo, who is gay, as half a man.
The 19-year-old Mauresmo responded by calling Hingis stupid.
The two have since played once, when Mauresmo beat Hingis at the Gaz De France indoor tournament in Paris.
Men's Singles draw:
(PREFIX number denotes seeding): 1-Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus) v Michael Chang (US); Julien Boutter (Fra) v Dominik Hrbaty (Slo) Andrew Ilie (Australia) v Jonas Bjorkman (Swe); Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) v Martin Rodriguez (Arg); Jens Knippschild (Ger) v Lionel Roux (Fra); Jan Kroslak (Slo) v MaratSafin (Rus); Qualifier v Jim Courier (US); Hicham Arazi (Morocco) v 15-Goran Ivanisevic (Cro); 9-Marcelo Rios (Chile) v Qualifier; Arnaud Boetsch (Fra) v Qualifier; Daniel Vacek (Czech Rep) v Qualifier; Magnus Gustafsson (Swe) v Albert Costa (Spain); Alberto Berasategui (Spain) v Wayne Black (Zim); Stephane Huet (France) v Hendrik Dreekmann (Ger); Jiri Novak (Czech Rep) v Daniel Nestor (Canada); Karim Alami (Morocco) v 7-Tim Henman (Eng); 4-Carlos Moya (Spain) v Markus Hipfl (Aust); Alberto Martin (Spain) v Petr Korda (Czech Rep); Wayne Ferreira (RSA) v Qualifier; Jean-Rene Lisnard (France) v Sargis Sargsian (Armenia); Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) v Thomas Muster (Aust); Chris Woodruff (US) v Qualifier; Arnaud Clement (Fra) v Cedric Pioline (Fra); Franco Squillari (Arg) v 13-Andre Agassi (US); 12-Greg Rusedski (Eng) v David Prinosil (Ger); Anthony Dupuis (Fra) v Richard Fromberg (Aus); David Sanguinetti (Ita) v John Van Lottum (Netherlands); Andrei Pavel (Rom) v Hernan Gumy (Arg); Qualifier v Laurence Tieleman(Ita); Nicolas kiefer (Ger) V Martin Damm (Czech Rep); Mark Woodforde (Aus) v Vincent Spadea (US); Jan-Michael Gambill (US) v 5-Richard Krajicek (Netherlands); 6-Alex Corretja (Spain) v Qualifier; Jeff Tarango (US) v Fernando Vicente (Spain); Magnus Norman (Swe) v Bernd Karbacher (Ger); Oliver Gross (Ger) v Qualifier; Guillaume Raoux (France) v Stefan Koubek (Aust); Qualifier v Todd Woodbridge (Aus); Fabrice Santoro (Fra) v Sebastien Grosjean (Fra); Magnus Larsson (Swe) v 11-Karol Kucera (Slovakia); 14-Felix Mantilla (Spain) v Rodolphe Gilbert (Fra); Mariano Puerta (Arg) v Gianluca Pozzi (Ita); Marc Rosset (Switzerland) v Tommy Haas (Ger); Qualifier v Scott Draper (Aus); Fernando Meligeni (Bra) v Justin Gimelstob (US); Qualifier v Younes El Aynaoui (Mor); Qualifier v Nicolas Escude (Fra); Roger Federer (Switzerland) v 3-Patrick Rafter (Aus); 8-Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) v Galo Blanco (Spain); Guillermo Canas (Arg) v Jan Siemerink (Netherlands); Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands) v Paul Haarhuis (Netherlands); FranciscoClavet (Spain) v Qualifier; Andrea Gaudenzi (Ita) v Rainer Schuttler (Ger); Qualifier v Qualifier; Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech Rep) v Ramon Delgado (Par); Jason Stoltenberg (Aus) v 10-Mark Philippoussis (Aus); 16-Thomas Enqvist (Swe) v Qualifier; Carlos Costa (Spain) v Christian Ruud (Nor); Arnaud Di Pasquale (Fra) v Qualifier; Qualifier v Mariano Zabaleta (Arg); Byron Black (Zim) v Adrian Voinea (Rom); Cecil Mamiit (US) v Albert Portas (Spain); Dinu Pescariu (Rom) v Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine); Juan Antonio Marin (Costa Rica) v 2-Pete Sampras (US).
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