Monica Seles vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Tokyo Final

Tokyo · WTA · Final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 1997
hard
ESP
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
54 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seles M.
6-1 3-6 7-6
Sanchez Vicario A.
Seles M.
6372
Sanchez Vicario A.
1661

Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Tokyo final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Seles came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-06Indian WellsQFhardMonica Seles6-3 3-6 6-3
2000-06-26WimbledonR16grassMonica Seles6-3 6-4
2000-04-10Amelia IslandQFclayMonica Seles6-1 6-3
1998-09-21TokyoFhardMonica Seles4-6 6-3 6-4
1998-08-17Canadian OpenFhardMonica Seles6-3 6-2
1998-07-25Fed Cup WG1 SF: ESP vs USARRclayMonica Seles6-4 6-0
1998-05-25Roland GarrosFclayArantxa Sanchez Vicario7-6(5) 0-6 6-2
1997-11-17WTA Tour ChampionshipsR16carpetArantxa Sanchez Vicario3-6 6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Sanchez Vicario A.
1st 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
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Graf S.
W/O
Sugiyama A.
Frazier A.
4-66-46-4
Seles M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-13-67-6
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-15-76-2
Graf S.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-17-5
Frazier A.
Ellwood A.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Po Messerli K.
5-76-46-1
Seles M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-36-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Basuki Y.
1-67-66-4
Quarter-finals
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-06-1
Huber A.
Davenport L.
6-34-66-2
Graf S.
Majoli I.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Morariu C.
7-66-2
Frazier A.
Sawamatsu N.
7-67-6
Ellwood A.
Lee J.
6-16-4
Po Messerli K.
Wang S.
4-66-36-3
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-16-0
Basuki Y.
Po Messerli K.
7-56-3
Sawamatsu N.
Martinez C.
7-66-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Li F.
6-37-5
R16
Coetzer A.
Spirlea I.
6-42-66-4
Graf S.
Raymond L.
6-36-2
Majoli I.
Sugiyama A.
7-57-5
Martinez C.
Boogert K.
7-61-66-3
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Sawamatsu N.
7-67-5
Davenport L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Huber A.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Pizzichini G.
6-16-0
Ellwood A.
Hiraki R.
6-03-66-4
Lee J.
Saeki M.
6-36-1
Sawamatsu N.
Endo M.
6-14-66-4
Frazier A.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-3
Po Messerli K.
Watanabe J.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Tu M.
6-26-2
Morariu C.
Kijimuta N.
6-47-6
Wang S.
Kschwendt K.
6-26-4
Zvereva N.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Sawamatsu N.
Endo M.
3-66-46-2
Basuki Y.
Saeki M.
6-76-46-2
Po Messerli K.
Hiraki R.
3-67-66-3
Li F.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Asagoe S.
6-06-0
Seles M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-4
Martinez C.
Wang S.
6-16-3
R32
Pizzichini G.
Hiraki R.
7-64-67-6
Sawamatsu N.
Nagyova H.
4-66-36-3
Majoli I.
Varmuza L.
6-47-5
Boogert K.
Kijimuta N.
6-24-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
7-66-76-4
Tanasugarn T.
Zvereva N.
6-26-1
Raymond L.
Noorlander S.
7-56-77-5
Po Messerli K.
Studenikova K.
6-46-1
Davenport L.
Wang S.
6-16-2
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Dragomir Ilie R.
5-76-46-2
Spirlea I.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
Coetzer A.
Basuki Y.
6-46-1
Yoshida Y.
Glass A.
6-14-1
Endo M.
Smith N.
6-06-2
Lee J.
Miyauchi M.
4-66-36-3
Watanabe J.
Vaidyanathan N.
7-54-66-0
Kschwendt K.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-1
Hiraki R.
Grande R.
6-15-76-3
Wang S.
Inoue H.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Helgeson G.
6-37-5
Tu M.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Park S.
6-36-2
Kijimuta N.
Kim E.
6-36-2
Sawamatsu N.
Chi J.
6-36-4
Saeki M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Frazier A.
Hosoki Y.
6-16-2
Li F.
Serna M.
7-57-5
Hiraki R.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-0
Asagoe S.
Rubin C.
6-46-3
Basuki Y.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
7-57-6
Sawamatsu N.
Nagyova H.
2-66-46-1
Zvereva N.
Halard Decugis J.
4-66-36-2
Endo M.
Torrens Valero C.
6-47-5
Wang S.
Kijimuta N.
4-66-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Ellwood A.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Maleeva M.
0-66-46-2
Saeki M.
Inoue H.
6-46-4