Jimmy Connors boosted his claim on the #1 ranking with his fourth mini-tournament victory of the season, twice on hard courts in Australia and twice on clay courts in Europe, this time winning in Rome. On the women’s side, Maria Sharapova earned her first win with a nice run of upsets over Margaret Court, Monica Seles and Billie Jean King.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Andy Murray, Andre Agassi, Juan Martin Del Potro, Michael Chang
Quarterfinals:
Roger Federer defeated John Newcombe 7-6, 6-4
Stan Smith defeated John McEnroe 3-6, 7-6, 7-5
Guillermo Vilas defeated Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-1
Jimmy Connors defeated Goran Ivanisevic 7-6, 7-5
Semifinals:
Federer defeated Smith 6-4, 7-5
Connors defeated Vilas 6-1, 7-5
Final:
Connors defeated Federer 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Martina Navratilova, Petra Kvitova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Simona Halep
Quarterfinals:
Mary Pierce defeated Kim Clijsters 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Billie Jean King defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-4
Monica Seles defeated Amelie Mauresmo 7-5, 6-2
Maria Sharapova defeated Margaret Court 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Semifinals:
King defeated Pierce 6-1, 6-4
Sharapova defeated Seles 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Final:
Sharapova defeated King 7-5, 6-3
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