Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Venus Williams — Sydney Final
Sydney · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
Sanchez Vicario A.6-1 6-3
Williams V.
Sanchez Vicario A.
662
Williams V.
13–
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated Venus Williams 6-1 6-3 in the Sydney final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, but Arantxa Sanchez Vicario had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario dropped just 4 games past Venus Williams.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-30 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2000-09-19 | Olympics | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-0 1-6 6-2 |
| 1999-04-26 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 2-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 1998-05-04 | Rome | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 2-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
61%
1st serve points won·
—
65%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
56%
Return points won·
—
44%
Break points saved·
—
57%
Aces / match·
—
2.9
Double faults / match·
—
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams V.
6-16-3
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