Chang Seeded No. 1 in L.A. Event
Michael Chang is seeded No. 1 in the $425,000 Volvo/Los Angeles tournament, which begins today at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Westwood.
Chang, ranked No. 6 in the world, will play wild-card entry Pete Sampras in a first-round match Tuesday night.
The other top seeded players are No. 2 Brad Gilbert, No. 3 Tim Mayotte, No. 4 Mats Wilander and No. 5 Aaron Krickstein. Defending champion Mikael Pernfors is seeded No. 8.
The only seeded player to play today is No. 7 Christo van Rensburg, who meets Darren Cahill.
Wilander dropped from No. 5 to No. 12 in the last rankings and might fall further when the new computer list is released today. His first-round opponent is Derrick Rostagno, who came within one unlucky net cord of beating eventual U.S. Open champion Boris Becker.
In addition to Sampras, other wild-card entries are Slobodan Zivojinovic, who plays Jim Pugh today, and former winner David Pate, who plays Gilbert in the first round.
Four qualifying spots were filled Sunday: Kenny Thorne, Jimmy Arias, Matt Anger and Glenn Michibata.
The 32-player field is competing for the winner’s share of $59,500.
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