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Entry system ranking: 143 (282 points (-1))

Champions Race: 126 (7 points)(-3)

Current tournament: 

TMS Monte Carlos

Place: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date: April 15-21, 2002
Draw Size: 64
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: US $ 2,578,000
Stadium Court Seating: 7,000           Tournament Director: Francis Truchi        

Next tournament:

BMW Open

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Ferrero triumphs over Norman

In the semifinals, Hrbaty will face Spanish No. 7 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, who triumphed over Swedish No. 2 seed Magnus Norman 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in their New Balls Please campaign quarterfinal clash.

In a first-time match-up between the campaign stars, Ferrero proved too much for Norman, to advance to his first semifinal of the new year.

At Dubai, Ferrero, who was a finalist in this event last year, will pursue his second-career title, after a victory at Mallorca in 1999.

Ferrero's semifinal against Hrbaty will be a first-ever ATP encounter between the players.

In an all-Czech quarterfinal showdown in doubles, Tomas Cibulec and Leos Friedl edged past the No. 2 seed and defending champions Jiri Novak and David Rikl 6-3, 7-6(2) to reach the semifinals.

Advancing, Cibulec and Friedl will face Canadian/Yugoslavian No. 4 seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, who defeated Hrbaty and Germany's David Prinosil 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2.

On the other side of the draw, Australian No. 3 seeds Joshua Eagle and Sandon Stolle eliminated the South African/Belgian pairing of Chris Haggard and Tom VanHoudt with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 dismissal.

In the semifinals, the No. 3 seeds will square off against the No. 1 seeded team of Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Max Mirnyi, who rallied past the Indian tandem of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Source: ATP Tennis