Irina Spirlea vs Monica Seles — Hilton Head Semi-final

Hilton Head · WTA · Semi-final
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Irina Spirlea
52 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 March 1998
clay
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spirlea I.
6-4 1-6 7-6
Seles M.
Spirlea I.
6172
Seles M.
4661

Irina Spirlea defeated Monica Seles 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Hilton Head semi-final on clay. Irina Spirlea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Spirlea closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-11-09PhiladelphiaR32carpetMonica Seles6-3 6-4
1997-11-10PhiladelphiaQFcarpetIrina Spirlea6-4 7-6
1997-08-25US OpenQFhardIrina Spirlea6-7 7-6 6-3
1997-03-20Key BiscayneQFhardMonica Seles3-6 6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
Spirlea I.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
Coetzer A.
Spirlea I.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Spirlea I.
Seles M.
6-41-67-6
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Coetzer A.
Glass A.
4-67-6
Seles M.
Schnyder P.
4-66-37-6
Spirlea I.
Davenport L.
6-76-47-6
Raymond L.
Serna M.
6-46-1
R16
Schnyder P.
De Swardt M.
6-36-2
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-06-76-2
Spirlea I.
Grzybowska M.
6-36-4
Davenport L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
1-66-37-5
Serna M.
Novotna J.
3-66-46-2
Coetzer A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-4
Raymond L.
Miller A.
1-66-26-3
Glass A.
Fusai A.
6-37-6
R32
Seles M.
Paulus B.
6-20-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Sawamatsu N.
6-06-2
Fusai A.
Torrens Valero C.
7-66-76-4
Davenport L.
Morariu C.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Tauziat N.
7-56-1
Coetzer A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Miller A.
Pierce M.
6-36-3
Glass A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-77-56-2
Spirlea I.
Labat F.
6-76-26-0
Grzybowska M.
Martinez C.
7-56-2
Zvereva N.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-26-2
Schnyder P.
Mcneil L.
6-36-2
De Swardt M.
Majoli I.
6-47-5
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-52-66-2
Raymond L.
Grande R.
6-17-6
Novotna J.
Kleinova S.
6-46-3
R64
Dragomir Ilie R.
Testud S.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Lugina O.
5-1
De Swardt M.
Chladkova D.
5-0
Sawamatsu N.
Basuki Y.
6-11-66-1
Morariu C.
Rubin C.
6-46-4
Kleinova S.
Kruger J.
7-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Panova T.
3-66-26-4
Serna M.
Huber A.
7-57-6
Raymond L.
Wang S.
6-14-66-1
Grande R.
Sidot A.
6-31-66-4
Miller A.
Schett B.
6-32-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-42-66-4
Tauziat N.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-1
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
2-67-56-4
Torrens Valero C.
Li F.
7-56-2
Glass A.
Cristea C.
7-56-2
Mcneil L.
Capriati J.
6-76-46-4
Schnyder P.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-6
Zvereva N.
Leon Garcia G.
6-47-5
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Barabanschikova O.
6-17-6
Paulus B.
Cacic S.
3-66-36-1
Grzybowska M.
Tanasugarn T.
5-76-46-4
Labat F.
Probst W.
6-16-1
Spirlea I.
Babel M.
6-36-3