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1. Venus Williams -- Women
   When Venus Williams made her debut in professional women's tennis in 1994, the New York Times's Robin Finn called her "the most unorthodox tennis prodigy her sport has ever seen." Three years later, the seventeen-year-old, six-foot-two-inch athlete was an international celebrity: photographs of Williams with the beads in her cornrowed hair clicking through the air, her face a study in determination as her racket smacked the ball to her opponent, were some of the most memorable of the 1997 tennis season. Though she enjoyed success at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, her opponents were often younger and had been playing competitive tennis longer; ... the blunt remarks of Williams's outspoken father sometimes overshadowed her rising star.
2. Lindsay Davenport -- Grand Slam
   Lindsay Davenport has won 3 grand slams, 52 singles titles, an Olympic Gold Medal, and has finished the year ranked in the top 10 ten times! None of her accomplishments... compare to returning to tennis after 1 year off and just 3 months after giving birth
3. Andy Roddick -- Wimbledon Juniors
   With a serve clocked in excess of 150 mph, Andy Roddick is a powerful force on the tennis court. The Austin, Texas native has emerged to fill the void left by some of the great American players of the past, like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Andy Roddick turned pro in 2000 at the age of 18 and within a few years he was the #1 ranked player in the world. Among his many awards are an ESPY for Best Male Tennis Player and the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for his charitable efforts. Of his more than 20 career wins, the 2003 U.S. Open was his biggest, and he’s ... taken the runner-up spot twice at Wimbledon.
4. Andre Agassi -- Years
   Andre Agassi joined the tour in 1986. These were the years of serious hard working players like Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. Well maybe John and Jimmy were not that serious…
5. Andre Agassi
   One of the more notable aspects of Andre Agassi's career was that he continually surrounded himself with the right people at the right times. As a child, he had no choice when it came to being taught the game by his father and, subsequently, being under the eye of Nick Bollettieri. Still, those two domineering males were fine undergraduate teachers, Mike Agassi most of all drilling his boy in the fundamentals, Bollettieri buffing and polishing him with a bit of discipline and confidence. Later came Brad Gilbert to shape Agassi's tactical mind, followed by Darren Cahill, himself a wise Aussie but considerably more subdued than the high-octane Gilbert.
6. Luke Wilson -- Owen Wilson
   Guide Note: Luke Wilson is a popular comedic actor. He often works with a group collectively known as "The Frat Pack". The Frat Pack includes Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Vince Vaughn.
7. Serena Williams -- Sisters
   Serena Williams is an American professional women's tennis player. She has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and was the World No. 1 in 2002. She is ... famous as the younger sister of Venus Williams.
8. Ida Lupino -- High Sierra
   After her film debut in Her First Affair (1932), Ida Lupino got a contract with Paramount. One of her most notable works from this period is the musical Anything Goes (1935) with Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman. Changing over to Warner Brothers in 1939 led to more substantial dramatic fare. Lupino earned high marks from critics for her turn in The Light That Failed (1939) based on the Rudyard Kipling novel. She ... appeared in the crime thriller High Sierra (1941) opposite Humphrey Bogart and The Hard Way (1943), which earned the Best Actress award from the New York Film Critics.
9. Metallica
   Metallica is an American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s. After building a loyal following through its role in the development of thrash metal in the 1980s, Metallica successfully broadened its audience in the early 1990s. Accordingly, the band stood as the most commercially visible example of the metal genre for most of that decade. However, Metallica's vastly increased commercial success was accompanied by stylistic changes that fostered accusations of 'selling out' by some long-time fans. In 2003 Metallica released St. Anger, a collection of the most aggressive music they'd written in a decade, to deeply divided critical reviews and comparatively mediocre sales figures. Nevertheless, extensive and successful tours throughout 2003 and 2004 reinforced the band's reputation as a top-notch live act.
10. Andre Agassi -- Grand Slam
    For the past 11 years, the Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children has been raising money to benefit underprivileged, abused or at-risk children who live in the Las Vegas area. Musical guest stars for this year's entertainment portion of the evening will include Counting Crows, Sarah McLachlan and Phil Collins.

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