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Arantxa Parra with the winner of the serve/return game
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Ai Sugiyama after a difficult 1st match still managed to meet a young fan and pose for a photo
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:27 AM
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Jill Craybas poses with a young family who came out to support the tournaments defending champion
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Arantxa Parra poses with 5 kids she played a competition with after her 2nd round win
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:28 AM
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"And another thing", Trudi Musgrave tells Abigail Spears a thing or two at the player party!
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Ansley Cargill and Jill Craybas meet the sponsors at the player party
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:30 AM
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(L-R) Ai Sugiyama, Maria Sharapova, AIG President Donald Kanak, Shinobu Asagoe and Mark Philippoussis try the traditional Japanese task of breaking the saki drum
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After the ceremonies, players enjoyed a feast at the party (L-R) Angelique Widjaja, Tamarine Tanasugarn and Janet Lee
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:31 AM
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AIG President Donald Kanak offers a toast to the players and the organisation for a successful tournament
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Maria Sharapova and Ai Suigyama share a joke with the press on Tuesday night
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:34 AM
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(L-R) Tournament Director Sanji Arisawa, Maria Sharapova, Ai Suigyama, Rainer Schuettler and Sebastien Grosjean at a special welcome press conference held for the media on Tuesday night
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(L-R) Maria Sharapova, Ai Sugiyama, Rainer Schuettler, Sebastien Grosjean, Paradorn Srichaphan and Mark Philippoussis pose for the photographers at the welcome press conference
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:35 AM
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ATP players and WTA players Maria Sharapova and Ai Sugiyama meet the executives of title sponsor AIG
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Shinobu Asagoe presents an autographed teddy bear to the winning spectator who had to try to return her serve on court
jirobkk
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:37 AM
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Rika Fujiwara participates in a contest with one of the spectators after her 1st round win on Monday
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Angelique Widjaja poses with a young boy named Dinishn during an autograph session on Monday
TammysBigSis
Oct 2nd, 2003, 01:42 AM
FYI: The man in Ansley's photo is her dad!
Thanks for the nice photos! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Erdinger
Oct 2nd, 2003, 03:06 AM
Thanks so much for these pics! They are great! :)
LOL, Maria S. is almost as tall as Mark P.! :eek: I'm anxious when and at what height she stops growing :)
esquímaux
Oct 2nd, 2003, 04:39 AM
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(L-R) Ai Sugiyama, Maria Sharapova, AIG President Donald Kanak, Shinobu Asagoe and Mark Philippoussis try the traditional Japanese task of breaking the saki drum