Dubravko Rajcevic goes on trial April 2. The Croatian-born engineer, now an Australian citizen, is charged with one count of stalking and three counts of trespassing, all misdemeanors. The maximum sentence for each count is one year in jail.

Hingis' scheduled appearance on the first day of trial will come one day after the end of the Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.

``She will be testifying and she has been subpoenaed,'' said Ed Griffith, spokesman for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office.

Hingis asked to be allowed to give a video deposition, but County Court Judge Kevin Emas had urged the State Attorneys Office to try to persuade Hingis to testify in person.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Wednesday. The trial is expected to run about five days, Griffith said.

Rajcevic, 45, was arrested during last year's Ericsson after security personnel asked him to leave the tournament following a complaint by Hingis' mother.

He returned the next day and was arrested for stalking and released on $1,000 bond. Two days later, he was arrested after being spotted at the tournament. His bail was upped to $2 million and he has been in custody ever since.

Rajcevic's attorney, Frank Abrams, declined to comment on Hingis' expected court appearance. He said Rajcevic ``looks forward to going to trial and proving his innocence.''