Serena Williams vs Monica Seles — Chicago Quarter-final

Chicago · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 1997
carpet
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
Williams S.
4-6 6-1 6-1
Seles M.
Williams S.
4662
Seles M.
6111

Serena Williams defeated Monica Seles 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the Chicago quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-13TorontoSFhardSerena Williams7-5 7-6(5)
2001-08-06Los AngelesQFhardMonica Seles6-2 3-6 7-6(2)
1999-08-30US OpenQFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-2
1999-03-18Key BiscayneR16hardSerena Williams6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Seles M.

Seles M.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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 season
Williams S.Seles M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Dominant
75%
50%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
49%
26%
Service points won·Dominant
64%
39%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
61%
40%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
12.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Tauziat N.
Majoli I.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Seles M.
4-66-16-1
Tauziat N.
Novotna J.
7-56-3
Majoli I.
Basuki Y.
4-67-56-4
R16
Seles M.
Grzybowska M.
3-66-36-2
Davenport L.
Kruger J.
6-26-4
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-2
Basuki Y.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-24-66-4
Majoli I.
Courtois L.
7-56-1
Tauziat N.
Appelmans S.
6-16-2
Novotna J.
Frazier A.
5-76-26-3
Williams S.
Pierce M.
6-37-6
R32
Kruger J.
Carlsson A.
5-76-36-3
Tauziat N.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-35-76-2
Appelmans S.
Fernandez M.
6-26-1
Courtois L.
Mauresmo A.
5-77-66-4
Basuki Y.
Osterloh L.
6-06-3
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Rubin C.
6-47-5
Raymond L.
Sukova H.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Snyder T.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Nejedly J.
6-36-3
Pierce M.
Cristea C.
6-36-3
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Grzybowska M.
Capriati J.
6-37-5