Jana Novotna vs Monica Seles — Madrid Final
Madrid · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 1997
clay
Novotna J.7-5 6-1
Seles M.
Novotna J.
762
Seles M.
51–
Jana Novotna defeated Monica Seles 7-5 6-1 in the Madrid final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jana Novotna claimed a first win over Monica Seles in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jana Novotna came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Monica Seles | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
54%
1st serve points won·
—
50%
2nd serve points won·
—
26%
Service points won·
—
39%
Return points won·
—
43%
Break points saved·
—
40%
Aces / match·
—
1.0
Double faults / match·
—
12.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 51%
Draw
Final
Novotna J.
Seles M.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Grossman A.
6-16-1
Novotna J.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-4
Labat F.
Spirlea I.
6-27-5
Seles M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-1
R16
Ruano Pascual V.
Frazier A.
6-06-0
Seles M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-06-1
Grossman A.
Schnyder P.
7-64-67-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Cristea C.
4-66-06-0
Leon Garcia G.
Gorrochategui I.
6-33-66-2
Novotna J.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
Labat F.
Maruska M.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Cecchini S.
6-16-2
R32
Sanchez Vicario A.
Serna M.
6-26-1
Cristea C.
Whitlinger Jones T.
7-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Wild L.
4-67-66-1
Frazier A.
Pena L.
6-46-3
Spirlea I.
Ellwood A.
6-36-4
Cecchini S.
Grande R.
7-56-3
Labat F.
Nemeckova L.
6-26-1
Maruska M.
Po Messerli K.
3-66-26-4
Carlsson A.
Salvador Reja E.
6-06-0
Schnyder P.
Raymond L.
6-16-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Martinek V.
6-16-0
Leon Garcia G.
Hiraki R.
6-26-4
Grossman A.
Lubiani F.
7-57-5
Gorrochategui I.
Fernandez M.
6-26-3