Venus Williams vs Martina Hingis — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
Williams V.3-6 6-4 7-5
Hingis M.
Williams V.
3672
Hingis M.
6451
Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 11–9, defending the title. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 11–10.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Martina Hingis 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
9–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Martina Hingis | 0-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-05-01 | Warsaw | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2002-04-30 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-6(6) |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2000-08-22 | US Open | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1999-11-15 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Martina Hingis | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1999-10-11 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-7(6) 9-7 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-4 1-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Martina Hingis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Martina Hingis | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
| 1998-03-19 | Key Biscayne | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 5-7 6-2 |
| 1998-03-05 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 7-6 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 6-4 |
| 1997-07-28 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1997-03-20 | Key Biscayne | R32 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Hingis M.
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
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
74
Break points won·Clear edge
83
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
46
Tiebreaks·
86
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
6-26-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Zvereva N.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Paulus B.
6-17-6
Williams S.
Davenport L.
1-67-57-5
R16
Williams S.
Testud S.
7-63-0
Williams V.
Hingis M.
3-66-47-5
Davenport L.
Kournikova A.
6-26-76-3
Zvereva N.
Coetzer A.
6-76-37-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Lee J.
6-23-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Martinez C.
7-66-3
Paulus B.
Spirlea I.
6-21-66-3
Maleeva M.
Rubin C.
6-31-66-4
R32
Williams V.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-4
Lee J.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-01-1
Testud S.
Guse K.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Basuki Y.
6-43-0
Maleeva M.
Appelmans S.
6-11-66-3
Rubin C.
Huber A.
6-26-3
Paulus B.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Lubiani F.
6-17-6
Martinez C.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Habsudova K.
7-56-4
Zvereva N.
Mcquillan R.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Lucic M.
3-66-47-5