"The bottleneck is still in the local and metro areas, " says Lisa Pierce, a vice president with research and consulting firm Forrester.

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France led 2-0 lead after Saturday, with Mauresmo beating Lisa Raymond and Mary Pierce overcoming Shaughnessy.

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Through discussions on listservs, women responding to the Newsweek list shared their own champions: women like Esther Dyson, Mona Eltahawy, Latoya Peterson, Anna Holmes, Jillian York, Cheryl Contee, Gina Trapani, Samhita Mukhopadyay, Lisa Stone, Elisa Camahort Page, Melissa Pierce, Elizabeth Stark, Tara Hunt and Cindy Gallop.

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