Monica Seles vs Lindsay Davenport — Manhattan Beach Final
Manhattan Beach · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 August 1997
hard
Seles M.5-7 7-5 6-4
Davenport L.
Seles M.
5762
Davenport L.
7541
Monica Seles defeated Lindsay Davenport 5-7 7-5 6-4 in the Manhattan Beach final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 10–1. Monica Seles narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Seles dropped the opening set before beating Lindsay Davenport 5–7 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
1–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-27 | Tokyo | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Monica Seles | 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| 2001-08-06 | Los Angeles | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-07-23 | Stanford | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-07-24 | Stanford | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 7-6(2) |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Lindsay Davenport | 6-7 6-4 6-0 |
| 2000-02-28 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-09-20 | Tokyo | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1998-11-09 | Philadelphia | SF | carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-10 | Manhattan Beach | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Davenport L.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
71%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
48%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Seles M.
Davenport L.
5-77-56-4
Quarter-finals
Frazier A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
3-66-16-3
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-36-0
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-13-66-3
R16
Hingis M.
Sidot A.
6-26-2
Tauziat N.
Po Messerli K.
7-64-66-4
Seles M.
Testud S.
6-77-66-3
Zvereva N.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-24-67-6
Davenport L.
Basuki Y.
6-16-1
Frazier A.
Coetzer A.
6-16-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Huber A.
Williams V.
7-66-4
R32
Po Messerli K.
Serna M.
7-56-1
Tauziat N.
Maleeva M.
6-47-6
Basuki Y.
Appelmans S.
3-67-66-1
Huber A.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Grossman A.
6-06-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sawamatsu N.
6-27-6
Sidot A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Rubin C.
6-46-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Kijimuta N.
7-67-5
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Panova T.
6-16-0
Sugiyama A.
Sukova H.
3-66-26-3