15 Jan–Michael Gambill was the only seeded man to fall on Monday. The American lost 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 to Kristian Pless of Denmark.Jelena Dokic, who won her first title this month at the Italian Open, made an overwhelming start by beating Adriana Gersi of the Czech Republic 6–0, 6–0.Henin, the 14th–seeded Belgian, downed Japan's Shinobu Asagoe 6–3, 6–2 Another Belgian, No. 12 Kim Clijsters, beat Argentine qualifier Maria–Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–4.Iva Majoli, who won the French in 1997, squandered a first–set lead and lost 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 to Italy's Rita Grande Her defeat means No. 11 Arantxa Sanchez–Vicario is the only former French Open champ left in the women's draw.No 3 Andre Agassi has a tough start Tuesday. The 1999 champion opens against Thomas Johansson and could face Albert Costa in the second round.No. 5 Pete Sampras, chasing his first title at Roland Garros, has an easier match Tuesday against French qualifier Cedric Kauffmann.Results from the $9.6 million French Open tennis championships at Roland Garros:Men's Singles First RoundGustavo Kuerten (1), Brazil, def. Guillermo Coria, Argentina, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4.Juan Carlos Ferrero (4), Spain, def.
Stefan Koubek, Austria, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7), Russia, def. Federico Luzzi, Italy, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.Agustin Calleri, Argentina, def. John Van Lottum, Netherlands, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4.Guillermo Canas, Argentina, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.Lleyton Hewitt (6), Australia, def. Paul–Henri Mathieu, France, 7–6(2), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.Harel Levy, Israel, def. Byron Black, Zimbabwe, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4.Michael Russell, United States, def.
Nicolas Mahut, France, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Raemon Sluiter, Netherlands, 7–5, 7–5, 7–6(9).Alberto Martin, Spain, def. Jiri Vanek, Czech Republic, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–5, 6–3.Tim Henman (11), Britain, def. Tomas Behrend, Germany, 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 6–0.Jean–Rene Lisnard, France, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–7(0), 7–5, 6–2.Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.Kristian Pless, Denmark, def. Jan–Michael Gambill (15), United States, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5.Karim Alami, Morocco, def.
