Sampras to meet Clavet at Wimbledon

Top men's seed and defending champion Pete Sampras of the United States will meet Spaniard Francisco Clavet in the first round…

Top men's seed and defending champion Pete Sampras of the United States will meet Spaniard Francisco Clavet in the first round of the Wimbledon championships.

Second-seeded American Andre Agassi takes on Peter Wessels of the Netherlands.The draw for Wimbledon was made this morning.

Sixth-seeded Tim Henman was drawn against a qualifier for the tournament starting on June 25th.

Top women's seed Martina Hingis of Switzerland, searching for her first Grand Slam title since the 1999 Australian Open, meets Virginia Ruano-Pascual of Spain in the first round.

American Jennifer Capriati, who has won both the Australian and French Opens this year, is up against Venezuela's Maria Alejandra Vento. Capriati is seeded fourth.

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