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How the No. 1-seeded players have fared at the French Open over the last 10 years. Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport are the No. 1-seeded players this year. The French Open begins today:

* 1995: Andre Agassi, lost in quarterfinals; Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, runner-up.

* 1996: Pete Sampras, lost in semifinals; Steffi Graf, champion.

* 1997: Pete Sampras, lost in third round; Martina Hingis, runner-up.

* 1998: Pete Sampras, lost in second round; Martina Hingis, lost in semifinals.

* 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov, lost in second round; Martina Hingis, runner-up.

* 2000: Andre Agassi, lost in second round; Martina Hingis, lost in semifinals.

* 2001: Gustavo Kuerten, champion; Martina Hingis, lost in semifinals.

* 2002: Lleyton Hewitt, lost in fourth round; Jennifer Capriati, lost in semifinals.

* 2003: Lleyton Hewitt, lost in third round; Serena Williams, lost in semifinals.

* 2004: Roger Federer, lost in third round; Justine Henin-Hardenne, lost in second round.

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Rafael Nadal is the first teenager to win five ATP titles in a season since Andre Agassi won six in 1988. The six previous teenagers to win five or more titles in a year all went on to earn a No. 1 ranking in their career. Players who have won five or more titles in a year as a teenager:

*--* Player No. Year * Mats Wilander 9 1983 * Bjorn Borg 7 1974 * Andre Agassi 6 1988 * Boris Becker 6 1986 * Rafael Nadal 5 2005 * John McEnroe 5 1978 * Bjorn Borg 5 1975 * Jimmy Connors 5 1972

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Defending champion Gaston Gaudio is one of 10 Grand Slam champions in this year’s main draw. Andre Agassi, who won in 1999 and is one of six French champions in the field (in bold), leads the list with eight career Grand Slam titles:

*--* Player Age Titles * Andre Agassi 35 8 * Roger Federer 23 4 * Gustavo Kuerten 28 3 * Marat Safin 25 2 * Thomas Johansson 30 1 * Juan Carlos Ferrero 25 1 * Gaston Gaudio 26 1 * Albert Costa 29 1 * Andy Roddick 22 1 * Carlos Moya 28 1

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