TENNIS: SHARAPOVA IS TOP SEED AT CHASE.Byline: -- Matthew Kredell Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова listen was named the top seed for the JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. Open, which begins Monday at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson. Led by Sharapova, Russian players make up four of the top five seeds in the tournament for the second year in a row. Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh; Russian:Надежда Петрова , Nadézhda Petróva is second, Elena Dementieva is third and Dinara Safina is fifth. Other seeded players are Lindsay Davenport in fourth, Ana-Lena Groenfeld in sixth, Daniela Hantuchova in seventh and Flavia Pennetta in eighth. Serena Williams, who grew up in Southern California in Compton, is scheduled to play in only her third event of the year because of a knee injury. All seeded players receive a bye in the first round. Retired men's tennis greats Pete Sampras and Jim Courier will have an exhibition match Monday around 8:30 p.m. |
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