Nasdaq Press Release

For Release:

August 22, 2002

NASDAQ-100 Open Women's Champion Serena Williams
To Open The NASDAQ Stock Market

What:	The 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open Women's Champion and No. 1-ranked tennis professional Serena Williams will join NASDAQ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wick Simmons and NASDAQ-100 Open Tournament Founder and Chairman Earl "Butch" Buchholz to preside over the opening of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
Where:	NASDAQ MarketSite Broadcast Studio 4 Times Square 43rd St. & Broadway - enter on 43rd Street
Date:	Friday, August 23, 2002
Time:	9:00 a.m. Ceremony begins 9:15 a.m. Photo opportunity with Serena Williams 9:30 a.m. Market open
Contacts:	NASDAQ MarketSite: Mike DeMeo; (212) 768-2562; michael.demeo@NASDAQ.com Erika Farber; (646) 441-5209; Erika.Farber@NASDAQ.com NASDAQ-100 Open David Tratner; (305-461-9281/305-446-2200/Cell: 786-897-1020); dtratner@nasdaq-100open.com
Feed Information: The market open ceremony is available from 9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Telstar 6 C/transponder 8. The downlink frequency is 3860 horizontal; audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions please contact Heather Patterson in the NASDAQ Traffic Department at (646) 441-5220. Photographs: To obtain photographs from this Market Open, visit the Event & MarketSite section on www.NASDAQ.com or contact David Tratner from the NASDAQ-100 Open at the above phone numbers. About Serena Williams: Serena Williams is the No. 1 player in the world and the reigning Wimbledon, French Open and NASDAQ-100 Open champion. The 20-year-old Florida resident has won 16 singles titles, and assumed the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. Serena, who is seeded first in the U.S. Open, which begins Monday at Flushing Meadows, won her first Grand Slam event when she won the U.S. Open in 1999. About Earl "Butch" Buchholz: Chairman of the NASDAQ-100 Open, Butch Buchholz has dedicated much of his life's work to that tournament - a unique tennis championship for both men and women. First conceptualized by Buchholz while a touring pro over 30 years ago, the first NASDAQ-100 was played in 1985 and since then the tournament has grown into the fifth largest tennis tournament in the world. As a player, he was the first to win junior titles at the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Juniors. A member of three U.S. Davis Cup teams from 1958-60, he won 22 professional tournament events during his 10-year professional career. About the NASDAQ-100 Open: The NASDAQ-100 Open is the largest tennis tournament in the world following the four Grand Slams in terms of attendance (265,000 in 2002), prize money ($6,600,000 in 2002), player participation (96 men, 96 women compete in respective singles draws), credentialed media (over 800 journalists) and duration (12 days). The NASDAQ-100 Open is televised to more than 150 countries and 750 million households worldwide. The 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open will be held March 19-30, 2003.