PHILADELPHIA. Nov 10(Reuters/ Internet):The fight is on for the last berths in next week's season-ending Chase Championships with Amanda Coetzer and Natasha Zvereva getting an early jump on Steffi Graf in opening-round action at the Advanta Championships.

Fresh off winning last weekend in Leipzig in her first tournament" following wrist surgery, former world number one Graf moved to 17th place in the Chase Championship standings. Only the top 16 qualify for next week’s event in New York.

Two players ahead of Graf in the standings easily won their opening-round matches in this $450,000 tournament.

South African Coetzer. 14th in the standings, crushed American Sandra Cacic 6-2 6-0. while Zvereva of Belarus. 15th in the Chase race, stormed past American Tara Snyder 6-2 6-1.

Graf, who won this event in 1992 and 1995. will take on American Mary Joe Fernandez on Wednesday night.

in other first-round action. Italy's Silvia Farina. 18th in the Chase standings, was stopped by seventh seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-6 (7-0) 4-6 6-4. and Kimberly Po disposed of fellow-American Corina Morariu 6-1 6-3.

Former French Open champion Iva Majoli of Croatia was upended by American Amy Frazier 2-6 6-2 6-4. and local favorite Lisa Raymond beat Belgian qualifier Els Callens 6-3 6-3.

Romania's Irina Spirlea. who currently sits in 16th place in the Chase standings, is slated to meet fifth-seeded Monica Seles in a first-round match.

All four of this year's Grand Slam champions are competing in this final tuneup for New York.