Mary Pierce vs Martina Hingis — WTA Tour Championships Quarter-final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 November 1997
carpet
Pierce M.6-3 2-6 7-5
Hingis M.
Pierce M.
6272
Hingis M.
3651
Mary Pierce defeated Martina Hingis 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the WTA Tour Championships quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 10–2. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 10–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.
Head to head
2–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-4 5-7 6-2 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-02-28 | Scottsdale | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1999-11-15 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Martina Hingis | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-10-04 | Filderstadt | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1999-08-16 | Canadian Open | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Martina Hingis | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | SF | hard | Mary Pierce | 3-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1997-07-28 | San Diego | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 6-2 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-43-66-1
Spirlea I.
Fernandez M.
5-76-27-5
Tauziat N.
Majoli I.
7-67-6
Pierce M.
Hingis M.
6-32-67-5