DOHA, Qatar (Ticker) -- Top-ranked Martina Hingis hopes the third
time will be a charm when she attempts once again to secure her
second title of the year at the inaugural $170,000 Qatar Open
tennis event, which began Monday.
Hingis has reached the final of her last two tournaments, but
has come up short each time. At the Australian Open, she lost
to Jennifer Capriati in the final after defeating sisters Venus
and Serena Williams in her previous two matches.
One week later, Hingis advanced to the final at the Pan Pacific
Open in Tokyo, but suffered a three-set loss to world No. 2 Lindsay
Davenport.
Overall, the 20-year-old Hingis has compiled a 17-2 record in
2001, leading Switzerland to the Hopman Cup in her season debut
and winning the adidas International in Sydney the following week.
