Ranked 18th in the world , Stich might have been slipped into that spot ahead of Spain 's Felix Mantilla , who is 16th but had never been played in the Open and had been left out of the seedings originally .
<response> Ranked 18th in the world , <person>Stich</person> might have been slipped into that spot ahead of <location>Spain</location> 's <person>Felix Mantilla</person> , who is 16th but had never been played in the <misc>Open</misc> and had been left out of the seedings originally . </response>