What's your best career achievement?
Definitely getting into the top ten.  Last year it was a big thrill when I beat Venus Williams (in the first round of the French Open).

What are your goals for 2002?
I want to get into the top ten again.

Who do you most like to play?
Anybody I beat!

What is your favourite tournament?
My favourite tournament is definitely the Australian Open.

Does that make Melbourne your favourite city?
Yes, I love Melbourne.

What's the best thing about being on tour?
I like travelling.  I like being at different places and meeting different people.  You get to know different people, the way they live and a bit of culture and everything.

Has your success in doubles helped your singles?
I think so.  I definitely feel a lot of confidence especially if I lose early (in a tournament) then I can continue playing doubles.  It's like a practice match.  I think if it is not too tiring for me, it's great to also play doubles in a tournament.

What do you think of the initiatives such as best of three tiebreaker system in mixed doubles?
I think it's good - for me, otherwise I wouldn't play mixed doubles because I'd get too tired.  It's a matter of luck sometimes with that third set, but I think it's better that it's not too long.

How did you feel when you were voted second most sexy tennis player behind Anna Kournikova on Playboy.com?
Well, I was very honoured but for me nothing changed.  I tried to play well and be in the newspapers because of my tennis.

Do you enjoy the glamour side of your job?
It come with playing tennis.  Of course we have to get used to it.  Sometimes it's nice, sometimes it gets a little bit on your nerves.

Do the fans ever become too much?
Sometimes you are really tired and you don't really want to sign autographs but you have to sign autographs because otherwise they say things like 'you are cocky' or this and that.  They don't really understand sometimes that when you are warming up and just about to play a match that you can't spend 20 minutes signing autographs.  You have to learn how to deal with and sometimes you have to say 'No, it's too much'.  I always try to do everything though.

Is it something that's become easier or harder as you've become more well-known?
No, easier.  Harder because there's more fans but easier to say 'no' because now I'm older and I know what's good for me and I know when I have to say no.

Are you pleased to have been a part of the boom in women's tennis?
Of course.  Tennis is the No.1 women's sport in the world right now and I'm very happy to be participating in that sport.  I think people now love to watch it.  The ratings are great, so I'm just happy to be part of it.

Did you know?

- Schett caused a major upset when she defeated Venus Williams in the first round of the French Open last year - a result she still recalls as one of the best in her career.  'I was feeling great out there when I won the last point, like everything was wonderful, the feeling was really great, really happy.  It's hard to describe that feeling.  It's unbelievable.' she said.

- Schett's best Grand Slam result is reaching the quarter-finals of the 1999 US Open.

- At Wimbledon last year, Schett signed a $50,000 deal to endorse a British tabloid - a decision she came to painfully regret.  As the new glamour girl of tennis, Schett faced unbearable media attention with many stories containing exaggerations and blatant lies.  'It was a mistake' Schett says of the experience now.  'I was too naive and it was a learning experience.  Hopefully I will know how to handle it next time'.

- Despite living in a country that focuses more on winter sports ('They put you on skis in Austria when you can walk'), Schett has always loved tennis.  She says her parents , who still play socially in Austria, introduced her to the sport.