Mary Pierce vs Martina Hingis — San Diego Semi-final

San Diego · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 1998
hard
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Pierce M.
3-6 7-6 6-2
Hingis M.
Pierce M.
3762
Hingis M.
6621

Mary Pierce defeated Martina Hingis 3-6 7-6 6-2 in the San Diego semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 10–2, defending the title. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 10–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-05-29Roland GarrosSFclayMary Pierce6-4 5-7 6-2
2000-03-10Indian WellsSFhardMartina Hingis6-4 6-2
2000-02-28ScottsdaleSFhardMartina Hingis6-4 6-3
1999-11-15WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetMartina Hingis6-1 6-2
1999-10-04FilderstadtFhardMartina Hingis6-4 6-1
1999-08-16Canadian OpenSFhardMartina Hingis7-6 6-3
1999-01-18Australian OpenQFhardMartina Hingis6-3 6-4
1998-11-16WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetMartina Hingis7-6 6-4
1998-01-19Australian OpenQFhardMartina Hingis6-2 6-3
1997-11-17WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetMary Pierce6-3 2-6 7-5
1997-07-28San DiegoSFhardMartina Hingis6-0 6-2
1997-01-13Australian OpenFhardMartina Hingis6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pierce M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hingis M.

Hingis M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Pierce M.Hingis M.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Seles M.
6-42-67-5
Pierce M.
Hingis M.
3-67-66-2
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Williams V.
2-67-64-0
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Kruger J.
6-16-3
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3
R16
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
6-76-26-3
Hingis M.
Zvereva N.
6-36-2
Kruger J.
Majoli I.
6-37-6
Williams V.
Rubin C.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Graf S.
6-41-67-5
Seles M.
Testud S.
7-67-5
Tauziat N.
Frazier A.
6-23-66-1
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-16-4
R32
Raymond L.
Likhovtseva E.
6-25-1
Sugiyama A.
Capriati J.
5-76-26-2
Graf S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Lucic M.
7-66-3
Majoli I.
Fusai A.
7-66-3
Kruger J.
Spirlea I.
3-66-26-4
Martinez C.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Paulus B.
6-37-5
Rubin C.
Basuki Y.
6-06-1
Frazier A.
Lee J.
7-66-2
Tauziat N.
Wang S.
7-53-66-1
Testud S.
Stevenson A.
4-66-26-0