ADVISORY/Game, Set, Match... Sun and Fun: The NASDAQ-100 Open Returns, Unveiling the Wonders of a Sports Lover's Paradise.

Sports & Lifestyle Editors/Tennis Writers & Columnists

ADVISORY...for March 19-30

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WHAT:     The world's largest titled sponsorship tennis tournament
          returns once again to the sandy shores of Miami, Florida,
          for another round of heated - and heat defying - competition
          from the sport's best.

          More than a tournament, the NASDAQ-100 Open is an
          experience, boasting world-class tennis and endless
          celebrity sightings amidst a tropical cosmopolitan sanctuary
          that is at once frenzied, fast-paced, tranquil and soothing.

WHO:      Now in its 19th year, the NASDAQ-100 Open features a
          96-player singles competition draw for both men and women -
          among them, the world's top-ranked players.

          NASDAQ-100 Fast Facts:

          1)  In 2002, Andre Agassi won his record-tying fifth
              NASDAQ-100 Open, while Serena Williams began her
              remarkable run to No. 1 when she defeated Jennifer
              Capriati in the women's final.

          2)  The NASDAQ-100 Open is the fifth largest tennis
              tournament in the world after the four Grand Slams.

          3)  The tournament is the only combined 12-day Tennis
              Masters Series event on the ATP and WTA Tour calendar.

          4)  Ten players who have won NASDAQ-100 Open have gone on to
              secure the No. 1 world ranking for the first time in
              their career in the same year; among them, Venus and
              Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Pete
              Sampras.

          5)  The tournament was founded in 1985 by former tennis pro
              Butch Buchholz.

          6)  Television coverage includes 32 hours in the U.S., with
              the men's and women's finals broadcast on CBS, and
              weekday coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. The Tournament is
              broadcast in 150-160 countries, with significant
              viewership in Latin America and Japan.

          7)  2002 attendance reached 265,407 over 12 days.

WHEN:     March 19-30, 2003

WHERE:    Tennis Center at Crandon Park
          7300 Crandon Boulevard
          Miami, Florida 33149

CONTACT:  Cristina Rivas, Edelman       David Tratner, NASDAQ-100 Open
          305/358-6832                  305/461-9281 or 305/446-2200
          [e-mail]    [e-mail]

URL:      http://www.NASDAQ-100open.com

Note: For media interested in travel packages or digital photos of last year's event, please contact the NASDAQ-100 Open at the numbers above.