Venus Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Rome Semi-final
Rome · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 1998
clay
Williams V.6-3 2-6 7-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams V.
6272
Sanchez Vicario A.
3651
Venus Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.
Head to head
5–2| 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 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | F | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
61%
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1st serve points won·
65%
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2nd serve points won·
44%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
2.9
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Double faults / match·
4.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 77%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Lucic M.
Testud S.
7-5
Hingis M.
Kournikova A.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Raymond L.
6-76-16-2
R16
Williams V.
Fusai A.
6-16-1
Kournikova A.
Majoli I.
6-33-66-2
Lucic M.
Pierce M.
7-56-4
Testud S.
Seles M.
6-24-67-5
Williams S.
Martinez C.
6-26-2
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Spirlea I.
6-16-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Monami D.
6-16-2
R32
Williams S.
Kruger J.
5-1
Martinez C.
Perfetti F.
6-14-66-3
Majoli I.
Kandarr J.
4-66-46-4
Fusai A.
Novotna J.
2-67-66-3
Williams V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Coetzer A.
6-26-2
Raymond L.
Miller A.
6-23-67-6
Monami D.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Torrens Valero C.
6-37-5
Seles M.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Schett B.
4-66-26-3
Lucic M.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-26-2
Pierce M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Paulus B.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-37-6
Hingis M.
Li F.
6-36-0
R64
Spirlea I.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
4-66-46-4
Lucic M.
Cacic S.
6-16-77-6
Kandarr J.
Labat F.
4-66-47-6
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Appelmans S.
6-13-66-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Leon Garcia G.
7-56-3
Li F.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-2
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
7-66-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Oremans M.
6-46-1
Paulus B.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Kournikova A.
Csurgo V.
6-06-1
Testud S.
Golarsa L.
2-66-46-2
Schett B.
Grzybowska M.
4-66-36-2
Farina Elia S.
Lubiani F.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
4-66-26-3
Sawamatsu N.
Courtois L.
1-66-26-4
Monami D.
Habsudova K.
6-46-2
Raymond L.
Sidot A.
2-66-37-5
Miller A.
Grande R.
6-36-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Capriati J.
6-36-2
Perfetti F.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Kruger J.
Garbin T.
6-76-46-1
Williams S.
Tauziat N.
7-56-0
Williams V.
Basuki Y.
6-26-3