Anna Kournikova vs Monica Seles — Key Biscayne Round of 32

Key Biscayne · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Anna Kournikova
45 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 19 March 1998
hard
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kournikova A.
7-5 6-4
Seles M.
Kournikova A.
762
Seles M.
54–

Anna Kournikova defeated Monica Seles 7-5 6-4 in the Key Biscayne round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's final. Anna Kournikova claimed a first win over Monica Seles in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-29TokyoSFhardMonica Seles6-3 3-6 6-3
2000-07-31San DiegoSFhardMonica Seles6-3 7-6(2)
2000-03-20MiamiR16hardMonica Seles6-1 3-6 6-0
1999-02-02TokyoQFhardMonica Seles7-5 6-3
1998-11-16WTA Tour ChampionshipsR16carpetMonica Seles6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Kournikova A.Seles M.
1st serve in·
—
54%
1st serve points won·
—
50%
2nd serve points won·
—
26%
Service points won·
—
39%
Return points won·
—
43%
Break points saved·
—
40%
Aces / match·
—
1.0
Double faults / match·
—
12.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
2-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Hingis M.
6-25-76-2
Kournikova A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
3-66-16-3
Quarter-finals
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-31-67-6
Kournikova A.
Davenport L.
6-42-66-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Novotna J.
6-16-1
R16
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
6-04-66-3
Williams V.
Grande R.
6-16-4
Farina Elia S.
Coetzer A.
6-76-26-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Novotna J.
Huber A.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Martinez C.
6-36-0
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Testud S.
6-35-76-2
R32
Testud S.
Mcneil L.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Li F.
3-66-16-3
Tauziat N.
Nagyova H.
6-16-1
Martinez C.
Sawamatsu N.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Seles M.
7-56-4
Novotna J.
Kandarr J.
6-34-66-3
Huber A.
Appelmans S.
6-76-46-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-55-76-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Labat F.
6-06-1
Coetzer A.
Zvereva N.
7-56-3
Farina Elia S.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Barabanschikova O.
6-26-1
Grande R.
Basuki Y.
6-43-66-4
Schnyder P.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Paulus B.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kruger J.
6-06-0
R64
Barabanschikova O.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-41-0
Likhovtseva E.
Monami D.
6-11-0
Tanasugarn T.
Habsudova K.
6-13-66-2
Grande R.
Plischke S.
3-66-36-2
Basuki Y.
Mauresmo A.
7-57-6
Sawamatsu N.
Brandi K.
7-56-3
Martinez C.
Smashnova A.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Panova T.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Rittner B.
6-26-3
Tauziat N.
Grossman A.
7-56-4
Farina Elia S.
Leon Garcia G.
6-46-1
Nagyova H.
Babel M.
6-26-1
Li F.
Dragomir Ilie R.
2-67-66-4
Davenport L.
Nola P.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Yoshida Y.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Torrens Valero C.
6-06-3
Coetzer A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
5-76-36-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Wang S.
4-66-46-2
Labat F.
Snyder T.
7-56-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Savchenko L.
7-56-3
Huber A.
Lee J.
2-66-46-4
Appelmans S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-1
Paulus B.
Saeki M.
7-66-3
Williams S.
Spirlea I.
7-66-0
Kandarr J.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-16-4
Novotna J.
Grzybowska M.
6-16-1
Testud S.
Carlsson A.
6-16-2
Mcneil L.
Schett B.
6-26-2
Kruger J.
Miller A.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Rubin C.
6-16-0
Seles M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-76-3
Kournikova A.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
R128
Snyder T.
Makarova E.
7-5
Wang S.
Lubiani F.
6-46-1
Barabanschikova O.
Dechy N.
7-62-66-1
Nola P.
Frazier A.
0-66-36-4
Li F.
Mcquillan R.
7-66-2
Babel M.
Reeves S.
6-36-2
Grossman A.
Cecchini S.
7-56-2
Smashnova A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-1
Brandi K.
Morariu C.
6-35-76-4
Lucic M.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Cacic S.
6-36-3
Grzybowska M.
Capriati J.
6-07-5
Kandarr J.
Fusai A.
6-46-3
Halard Decugis J.
Serna M.
3-67-56-3
Lee J.
Kijimuta N.
6-16-4
Likhovtseva E.
Husarova J.
6-36-2
Savchenko L.
Kleinova S.
6-13-66-2
Dechaume Balleret A.
Oremans M.
3-66-36-2
Yoshida Y.
Guse K.
0-67-56-1
Leon Garcia G.
Ellwood A.
6-47-5
Rittner B.
Watanabe J.
1-66-36-2
Panova T.
Washington M.
6-27-5
Mauresmo A.
Golarsa L.
7-56-1
Plischke S.
Studenikova K.
7-67-5
Habsudova K.
Probst W.
6-34-66-3
Torrens Valero C.
Stevenson A.
2-66-36-2
Saeki M.
Gersi A.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Chladkova D.
6-46-0
Carlsson A.
Rippner B.
7-67-5
Mcneil L.
Hy Boulais P.
6-01-67-5
Miller A.
Ghirardi L.
6-46-76-1
Rubin C.
Nemeckova L.
6-36-3