Venus Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998
hard
Williams V.2-6 6-1 6-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams V.
2662
Sanchez Vicario A.
6111
Venus Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2–6 6–1 6–1.
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 |
| 1998-05-04 | Rome | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 2-6 7-5 |
| 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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 54%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-06-4
Novotna J.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Sanchez Vicario A.
2-66-16-1
Hingis M.
Seles M.
6-46-4
R16
Coetzer A.
Martinez C.
6-44-66-2
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-16-4
Novotna J.
Spirlea I.
6-36-3
Seles M.
Po Messerli K.
6-24-66-3
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Graf S.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Pierce M.
6-17-6
Sanchez Vicario A.
Kournikova A.
7-66-3
R32
Williams V.
Savchenko L.
5-0
Kournikova A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-1
Po Messerli K.
Monami D.
6-46-2
Seles M.
Miller A.
6-36-3
Novotna J.
Testud S.
6-26-3
Spirlea I.
Williams S.
6-30-67-5
Schnyder P.
Fernandez M.
6-17-6
Hingis M.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-26-2
Dechy N.
Leon Garcia G.
6-46-4
Graf S.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Pierce M.
Golarsa L.
6-16-0
Davenport L.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-1
Tauziat N.
Nagyova H.
6-16-1
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
3-66-06-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-3
Martinez C.
Raymond L.
6-33-66-2
R64
Leon Garcia G.
Sugiyama A.
2-3
Pierce M.
Black C.
6-16-1
Golarsa L.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-43-66-4
Savchenko L.
De Swardt M.
5-76-06-2
Williams V.
Kremer A.
6-16-3
Graf S.
Weingartner M.
6-06-1
Lucic M.
Sawamatsu N.
4-66-16-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Snyder T.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Plischke S.
6-17-6
Coetzer A.
Sandu R.
6-06-2
Tauziat N.
Barabanschikova O.
6-76-26-3
Raymond L.
Zvereva N.
6-26-2
Martinez C.
Trail J.
7-66-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-2
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Carlsson A.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-31-66-3
Fernandez M.
Fusai A.
6-34-67-6
Schnyder P.
Rippner B.
6-16-2
Spirlea I.
Schnitzer M.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Nola P.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Peschke K.
7-66-3
Novotna J.
Cocheteux A.
6-27-6
Seles M.
Kruger J.
6-26-3
Kournikova A.
Bobkova R.
6-36-4
Miller A.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-14-66-2
Hingis M.
Majoli I.
7-66-0
Mauresmo A.
Saeki M.
6-46-1
Nagyova H.
Rubin C.
7-66-4
Dechy N.
Park S.
6-26-4
Monami D.
Grzybowska M.
6-06-0
Po Messerli K.
Granville L.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Mcneil L.
6-16-1
R128
Sanchez Vicario A.
Brandi K.
6-26-2
Trail J.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-6
Miller A.
Nacuk S.
6-26-3
Kulikovskaya E.
Kleinova S.
4-66-16-3
Sawamatsu N.
Torrens Valero C.
4-67-56-1
Zuluaga F.
Grande R.
6-46-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Habsudova K.
1-67-56-3
Davenport L.
Cristea C.
6-06-2
Lucic M.
Boogert K.
6-36-2
Cocheteux A.
Dopfer S.
6-36-3
Novotna J.
Capriati J.
6-46-3
Seles M.
Labat F.
7-66-2
Kruger J.
Rittner B.
6-16-3
Po Messerli K.
Guse K.
6-46-1
Granville L.
Suarez P.
6-46-4
Grzybowska M.
Studenikova K.
6-06-1
Monami D.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-16-2
Leon Garcia G.
Lee J.
6-46-77-6
Dechy N.
Paulus B.
6-27-5
Park S.
Nemeckova L.
1-66-36-4
Saeki M.
Craybas J.
6-12-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Richterova L.
6-26-1
Majoli I.
Huber A.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Olsza A.
6-26-0
Mcneil L.
Reeves S.
4-66-46-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Nejedly J.
6-36-2
Snyder T.
Glass A.
6-46-1
Nagyova H.
Gersi A.
6-26-0
Rubin C.
Li F.
6-36-2
Barabanschikova O.
Sidot A.
6-16-76-3
Tauziat N.
Perfetti F.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Cacic S.
6-17-6
Sandu R.
Huber L.
6-46-4
Plischke S.
Smith N.
3-67-56-2
Schett B.
Washington M.
6-36-3
Raymond L.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-3
Zvereva N.
Mcquillan R.
3-66-36-4
Weingartner M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-41-66-2
Martinez C.
Oremans M.
6-16-2
Carlsson A.
Smith S.
6-26-4
Farina Elia S.
Smashnova A.
6-43-66-2
Dechaume Balleret A.
Miller K.
6-46-2
Bobkova R.
Okada J.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Ghirardi L.
6-16-3
Pierce M.
Babel M.
6-14-66-2
Black C.
Webb V.
6-46-2
Golarsa L.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-6
Vento Kabchi M.
Serna M.
6-77-56-4
Savchenko L.
Panova T.
6-76-36-4
De Swardt M.
Courtois L.
7-66-4
Kremer A.
Basuki Y.
6-45-77-5
Williams V.
Pampoulova E.
6-16-0
Fusai A.
Stevenson A.
6-46-4
Fernandez M.
Krizan T.
6-47-6
Rippner B.
Frazier A.
6-36-1
Schnyder P.
Yoshida Y.
7-67-5
Spirlea I.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-4
Schnitzer M.
Tatarkova E.
0-67-66-3
Williams S.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-4
Nola P.
Tanasugarn T.
7-66-2
Testud S.
Wang S.
6-06-2
Peschke K.
Schwartz B.
6-26-3
Graf S.
Morariu C.
6-23-66-1