One prominent player that did not stay for the Open was French Open champion Yvegeny Kafelnikov , who after being dropped three spots from his ATP ranking to a seventh seeding , withdrew and returned home to Russia .
<response> One prominent player that did not stay for the <misc>Open</misc> was <misc>French Open</misc> champion <person>Yvegeny Kafelnikov</person> , who after being dropped three spots from his <organization>ATP</organization> ranking to a seventh seeding , withdrew and returned home to <location>Russia</location> . </response>