All-Time Tennis: Winston-Salem

Rod Laver and Justine Henin both won their second tournaments of the campaign as the USA hard-court season went to Winston-Salem, N.C. Laver was the only seeded player to survive the quarterfinals on the men’s side. Henin upset Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles to claim the women’s crown.

Men’s Tournament

Did not advance to quarterfinals: Michael Chang, Vitas Gerulaitis, Ilie Nastase, Stan Smith

Quarterfinals:
Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer 6-2, 6-4
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Guillermo Vilas 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
Stan Wawrinka defeated Ken Rosewall 3-6, 7-6, 7-5
Rod Laver defeated Mats Wilander 7-6, 6-3

Semifinals:
Hewitt defeated Murray 7-6, 6-0
Laver defeated Wawrinka 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Final:
Laver defeated Hewitt 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Women’s Tournament

Did not advance to quarterfinals: Hana Mandlikova, Simona Halep, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka

Quarterfinals:
Martina Navratilova defeated Jana Novotna 6-4, 6-7, 6-0
Justine Henin defeated Evonne Goolagong 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Naomi Osaka defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-5
Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini 1-6, 6-3, 7-6

Semifinals:
Henin defeated Navratilova 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
Seles defeated Osaka 2-0, retired

Final:
Henin defeated Seles 6-2, 7-5


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