Steffi Graf vs Magui Serna — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
GER
Steffi Graf
57 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 June 1998
grass
ESP
Magui Serna
47 yrs · 167 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Graf S.
6-4 6-4
Serna M.
Graf S.
662
Serna M.
44–

Steffi Graf defeated Magui Serna 6-4 6-4 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Magui Serna came in defending last year's round of 32. Steffi Graf extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Steffi Graf edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-17Canadian OpenR16hardMagui Serna6-4 6-4
1997-05-26Roland GarrosR32claySteffi Graf7-6(4) 6-1

Statistics

This season
Graf S.Serna M.
1st serve in·
—
54%
1st serve points won·
—
66%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
56%
Return points won·
—
40%
Break points saved·
—
61%
Aces / match·
—
3.8
Double faults / match·
—
4.9

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
Likhovtseva E.
Monami D.
6-36-4
Basuki Y.
Spirlea I.
6-45-77-5
Tauziat N.
Guse K.
6-26-3
Graf S.
Serna M.
6-46-4
R16
Likhovtseva E.
Savchenko L.
6-76-13-0
Monami D.
De Swardt M.
7-56-3
Basuki Y.
Smith S.
3-66-16-2
Guse K.
Golarsa L.
6-26-0
Spirlea I.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-4
Graf S.
Boogert K.
6-26-4
Tauziat N.
Grande R.
6-36-0
Serna M.
Morariu C.
7-66-4
R32
Boogert K.
Oremans M.
7-56-2
Morariu C.
Cristea C.
6-16-3
Serna M.
Panova T.
4-66-38-6
Tauziat N.
Black C.
2-66-26-1
Grande R.
Snyder T.
6-36-1
Golarsa L.
Tanasugarn T.
4-67-56-0
Guse K.
Raymond L.
6-33-66-1
Smith S.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
7-66-3
Grzybowska M.
Kleinova S.
4-66-46-0
Basuki Y.
Dechy N.
1-66-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Barabanschikova O.
3-66-16-4
Spirlea I.
Kunce K.
6-46-2
Monami D.
Miller K.
6-46-0
De Swardt M.
Labat F.
6-24-610-8
Savchenko L.
Fusai A.
7-56-2
Graf S.
Stubbs R.
5-76-26-4
R64
Cristea C.
Ghirardi L.
3-65-2
De Swardt M.
Cross K.
6-46-1
Boogert K.
Woodroffe L.
7-66-2
Black C.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Stubbs R.
Wang S.
4-66-36-2
Barabanschikova O.
Pratt N.
7-61-66-3
Guse K.
Cocheteux A.
6-16-3
Golarsa L.
Chladkova D.
6-37-5
Snyder T.
Callens E.
6-26-2
Panova T.
Leon Garcia G.
7-54-66-2
Miller K.
Saeki M.
7-62-66-2
Dechy N.
Asagoe S.
6-47-5
Kleinova S.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-0
Kunce K.
Drake M.
4-66-46-2
Savchenko L.
De Lone E.
6-26-3
Smith S.
Mcquillan R.
6-27-5