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Ferrero, Costa win; Moya loses in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain, April 24 (UPI) -- Two former French Open champions from Spain, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Albert Costa, posted first-round wins Monday at the $1.055 million Open SEAT tennis event.

Another former French Open champ, Carlos Moya, was beaten.

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Ferrero defeated Belgian Kristof Vliegen 6-1, 6-2. Costa, playing in his last ATP tournament, beat past veteran American Vincent Spadea 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 6-1.

Ferrero, the 2003 French Open winner, was last year's Barcelona runner-up to his fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. He won here in 2001 and also reached the final here in 2000.

Costa, a 30-year-old who lives in Barcelona, announced last week that he would retire from the tour following this tournament, which he won in 1997 and was the runner-up in 2002.

Moya lost to Russian qualifier Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-4. The 1998 French Open champion Moya was the Barcelona titlist in 2003.

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