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Martina Hingis, the world’s top-ranked woman, won her first match in more than three weeks Wednesday, beating Chanda Rubin 6-3, 6-3 in second-round play of the State Farm Women’s Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Monica Seles, unseeded in a WTA event for the first time since 1989 despite winning Sunday in Oklahoma City, fought off four set points to defeat Silvija Talaja of Croatia 6-1, 7-6 (9-7).

Seventh-seeded Sandrine Testud of France eliminated Amy Frazier 7-5, 6-0, but Ai Sugiyama beat the other seeded Frenchwoman, No. 4 Julie Halard-Decugis, 6-4, 6-2.