Venus Williams vs Irina Spirlea — US Open Semi-final
US Open · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 1997
hard
Williams V.7-6 4-6 7-6
Spirlea I.
Williams V.
7472
Spirlea I.
6661
Venus Williams defeated Irina Spirlea 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams edged Irina Spirlea in three tight sets (7–6 4–6 7–6).
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-30 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-10-11 | Zurich | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-11-10 | Philadelphia | R32 | carpet | Irina Spirlea | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
61%
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1st serve points won·
65%
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2nd serve points won·
44%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
2.9
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Double faults / match·
4.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 52%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Testud S.
7-57-5
Hingis M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-36-2
Spirlea I.
Seles M.
6-77-66-3
Davenport L.
Novotna J.
6-24-67-6
R16
Testud S.
Habsudova K.
6-34-67-6
Seles M.
Pierce M.
1-66-26-2
Spirlea I.
Coetzer A.
7-66-4
Williams V.
Kruger J.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Serna M.
6-06-3
Hingis M.
Labat F.
6-06-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Mcquillan R.
6-16-2
Novotna J.
Fernandez M.
7-56-4
R32
Davenport L.
Schnyder P.
1-66-16-4
Hingis M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-2
Labat F.
Barabanschikova O.
4-67-66-1
Seles M.
Oremans M.
6-16-1
Serna M.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-3
Fernandez M.
Suarez P.
6-16-2
Novotna J.
Lucic M.
6-26-76-3
Mcquillan R.
Martinez C.
6-27-5
Pierce M.
Zvereva N.
7-66-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Fusai A.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Osterloh L.
6-27-5
Coetzer A.
Perfetti F.
6-27-5
Testud S.
Pampoulova E.
6-16-3
Habsudova K.
Maleeva M.
0-67-56-1
Kruger J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-77-56-4
Williams V.
Huber A.
6-36-4
R64
Osterloh L.
Morariu C.
6-76-13-0
Pierce M.
Farina Elia S.
6-23-0
Fusai A.
Smith N.
6-33-66-4
Mcquillan R.
Hiraki R.
6-06-2
Martinez C.
Smith S.
6-16-0
Fernandez M.
Grande R.
4-66-26-2
Williams V.
Leon Garcia G.
6-06-1
Novotna J.
Basuki Y.
6-46-2
Lucic M.
Rippner B.
6-06-1
Suarez P.
Trail J.
4-67-56-4
Po Messerli K.
Schett B.
6-34-67-5
Serna M.
Dechy N.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Yoshida Y.
4-66-26-4
Davenport L.
Probst W.
6-26-3
Huber A.
Lee J.
6-26-1
Tanasugarn T.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-3
Kruger J.
Nagyova H.
6-47-6
Maleeva M.
Raymond L.
3-66-26-4
Habsudova K.
Sugiyama A.
5-76-37-5
Pampoulova E.
Hy Boulais P.
6-30-67-6
Testud S.
Majoli I.
6-42-66-1
Coetzer A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-16-1
Perfetti F.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-3
Spirlea I.
Kournikova A.
6-13-66-3
Zvereva N.
Sawamatsu N.
6-43-66-3
Oremans M.
Babel M.
7-56-1
Seles M.
Snyder T.
6-26-3
Barabanschikova O.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
Likhovtseva E.
Richterova L.
7-56-1
Labat F.
Lubiani F.
6-16-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Tu M.
6-25-76-2
R128
Labat F.
Gavaldon A.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-3
Kruger J.
Paulus B.
6-16-76-1
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-23-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Grossman A.
6-77-56-2
Habsudova K.
Tauziat N.
7-57-6
Maleeva M.
Nola P.
6-26-3
Hy Boulais P.
Kochta M.
6-26-1
Pampoulova E.
Studenikova K.
6-26-3
Seles M.
Boogert K.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Whitlinger Jones T.
6-06-1
Chladkova D.
Sukova H.
6-11-66-1
Likhovtseva E.
Langrova P.
7-56-4
Richterova L.
Kandarr J.
6-16-1
Snyder T.
Lugina O.
6-07-6
Oremans M.
Makarova E.
3-66-46-4
Babel M.
Panova T.
6-46-1
Zvereva N.
Zrubakova R.
6-17-5
Sawamatsu N.
De Lone E.
6-46-3
Farina Elia S.
Wild L.
6-46-76-4
Pierce M.
Fernandez G.
6-16-2
Spirlea I.
Frazier A.
6-16-1
Kournikova A.
Appelmans S.
6-26-0
Osterloh L.
Rittner B.
6-31-66-3
Morariu C.
Ellwood A.
7-67-6
Perfetti F.
Callens E.
6-36-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Simpson R.
6-14-67-6
Dechaume Balleret A.
Sidot A.
6-33-66-3
Coetzer A.
Arendt N.
6-36-2
Majoli I.
Cristea C.
6-36-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Glass A.
1-67-66-2
Tanasugarn T.
Rubin C.
6-46-0
Leon Garcia G.
Miller A.
4-66-26-3
Williams V.
Savchenko L.
5-76-06-1
Lee J.
Saeki M.
6-36-76-3
Huber A.
Pizzichini G.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Mcneil L.
6-27-6
Probst W.
Lee Waters L.
6-15-76-3
Yoshida Y.
Brandi K.
6-76-16-4
Schnyder P.
Monami D.
6-26-2
Dechy N.
Begerow P.
6-36-1
Nagyova H.
Olsza A.
6-36-0
Serna M.
Grzybowska M.
6-41-66-3
Schett B.
Maruska M.
6-16-0
Po Messerli K.
Martincova E.
6-46-1
Fernandez M.
Kijimuta N.
6-26-3
Grande R.
Cacic S.
6-26-1
Trail J.
Gersi A.
7-66-2
Suarez P.
Dopfer S.
6-33-67-6
Lucic M.
Kleinova S.
6-06-3
Rippner B.
Medvedeva N.
6-26-2
Basuki Y.
Van Lottum N.
6-36-4
Novotna J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-4
Martinez C.
Capriati J.
6-16-2
Smith S.
Pratt N.
6-36-1
Mcquillan R.
Torrens Valero C.
4-67-56-4
Hiraki R.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-44-66-2
Fusai A.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-1
Smith N.
Gorrochategui I.
6-27-5
Tu M.
Watanabe J.
6-37-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Guse K.
6-26-4
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Carlsson A.
6-76-36-4
Barabanschikova O.
Golarsa L.
6-36-3
Lubiani F.
Li F.
6-43-66-2