Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Serena Williams — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
Sanchez Vicario A.6-2 6-1
Williams S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
662
Williams S.
21–
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-1 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in defending last year's round of 16. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario dropped just 3 games past Serena Williams.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Montreal | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-05-10 | Berlin | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-3 3-2 RET |
| 1998-06-15 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
59%
1st serve points won·
—
75%
2nd serve points won·
—
49%
Service points won·
—
64%
Return points won·
—
46%
Break points saved·
—
61%
Aces / match·
—
7.7
Double faults / match·
—
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
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