Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Serena Williams — Eastbourne Quarter-final
Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 June 1998
grass
Sanchez Vicario A.4-6 6-4 6-4
Williams S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
4662
Williams S.
6441
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated Serena Williams 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in defending last year's semi-final. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Montreal | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-05-10 | Berlin | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-3 3-2 RET |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | SF | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
59%
1st serve points won·
—
75%
2nd serve points won·
—
49%
Service points won·
—
64%
Return points won·
—
46%
Break points saved·
—
61%
Aces / match·
—
7.7
Double faults / match·
—
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 81%
Draw
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