PARIS (AP) - One of the most contentious rivalries in women's tennis most likely will resume next week at the French Open - Martina Hingis vs. Amelie Mauresmo.

Hingis, the world's No. 1 female player, received a top seeding Friday for the clay court major that begins Monday.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was given the top seeding among the men and will face Michael Chang in the first round at Roland Garros in a match between former French Open champions.

The probable second-round match between Hingis and Mauresmo would be a repeat of their bitter Australian Open final. Before that match, Hingis described the 19-year-old Frenchwoman, who is gay, as ``half a man.''

Mauresmo is the first player on the women's tour since Martina Navratilova to talk publicly about being a lesbian.

Hingis and Mauresmo have since played once, when Mauresmo won an indoor tournament in Paris.

To set up a rematch of the Australian Open final, Hingis would need to beat Amanda Hopmans of the Netherlands in the first round, while Mauresmo must win her opener of Tara Snyder of the United States.

Defending champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario faces 17-year-old Croat Marjana Lucic in the first round.

``I feel exactly the same as last year,'' the Spaniard said. ``I am in good spirits it is just that I have been struggling with my wrist and that has made a big difference,'' Sanchez-Vicario said. ``I am a little superstitious and am staying in the same hotel as last year.''

Venus Williams, seeded fifth, takes on France's Alexandra Fusai in the first round while her younger sister Serena plays Laurence Courtois of Belgium. The sisters cannot meet before the semifinals.

No. 2 Lindsay Davenport takes on U.S. countrywoman Jane Chi in the first round.

Kafelnikov was the French Open winner three years ago and Chang triumphed in 1989 when he was 17. If Kafelnikov beats Chang he could face two-time Roland Garros winner Jim Courier in the fourth round.

Carlos Moya begins the defense of his title against Markus Hipfl, and would face Petr Korda or Alberto Martin in the second round.

Pete Sampras, who has never won the Paris major, starts against Juan Antonio Marin of Costa Rica. If the world's No. 1 player advances, he could face Thomas Enqvist in the fourth round and 1997 champion Gustavo Kuerten in the quarterfinals.

Andre Agassi could play 1998 French Open semifinalist Cedric Pioline in the second round and 1995 French Open winner Thomas Muster in the third round.

In another first-round highlight, Patrick Rafter takes on world junior champion Roger Federer.