Jana Novotna vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Eastbourne Final
Eastbourne · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 1998
grass
Novotna J.6-1 7-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Novotna J.
672
Sanchez Vicario A.
15–
Jana Novotna defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-1 7-5 in the Eastbourne final on grass. The result followed the form book — Jana Novotna came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Jana Novotna extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jana Novotna came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | SF | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 1998-03-19 | Key Biscayne | QF | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1997-11-17 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Jana Novotna | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Jana Novotna | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-05-19 | Madrid | SF | clay | Jana Novotna | 6-4 6-4 |
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 81%
Draw
Final
Novotna J.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Kournikova A.
Graf S.
6-76-36-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams S.
4-66-46-4
Zvereva N.
Serna M.
7-66-2
Novotna J.
Spirlea I.
6-47-5
R16
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-47-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-27-5
Graf S.
Smith S.
6-16-2
Zvereva N.
Williams V.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Guse K.
6-07-5
Kournikova A.
De Swardt M.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Novotna J.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
R32
Smith S.
Basuki Y.
6-43-3
Tanasugarn T.
Miller A.
6-46-4
Dechy N.
Li F.
6-46-4
Guse K.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
7-56-3
Spirlea I.
Grande R.
6-34-66-4
Zvereva N.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-3
Serna M.
Panova T.
6-76-36-1
Likhovtseva E.
Tauziat N.
6-24-68-6
Sugiyama A.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Sawamatsu N.
6-47-5
Kournikova A.
Fusai A.
2-66-16-3
De Swardt M.
Raymond L.
6-07-6