Open Gaz de France

Open Gaz de France
$585,000 women's tournament
At Paris
Singles
First round
Greta Arn, Germany, def. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Marlene Weingartner, Germany, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

Meilen Tu, United States, def. Henrieta Nagyova, Slovakia, 6-3, 4-2, retired.

Elena Dementieva (9), Russia, def. Elena Bovina, Russia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Anna Kournikova, Russia, def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Magdalena Maleeva (7), Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-4.

Christina Torrens Valero, Spain, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, def. 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Doubles
First round
Caroline Dhenin, France, and Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, def. Barbara Schett, Austria, and Magui Serna (3), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Samantha Reeves, United States, and Marlene Weingartner, Germany, def. Maja Palaversic Coopersmith, Croatia, and Maria Vento-Kabchi, Venezuela, 6-1, 7-5.