Steffi Graf vs Lindsay Davenport — Philadelphia Final
Philadelphia · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 November 1998
carpet
Graf S.4-6 6-3 6-4
Davenport L.
Graf S.
4662
Davenport L.
6341
Steffi Graf defeated Lindsay Davenport 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Philadelphia final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's final. Steffi Graf narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Steffi Graf dropped the opening set before beating Lindsay Davenport 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Steffi Graf | 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1 2-6 6-3 |
| 1998-08-24 | New Haven | SF | hard | Steffi Graf | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1998-07-27 | Stanford | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 1998-03-05 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 4-6 4-2 RET |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
59%
1st serve points won·
—
71%
2nd serve points won·
—
48%
Service points won·
—
62%
Return points won·
—
48%
Break points saved·
—
58%
Aces / match·
—
4.9
Double faults / match·
—
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Graf S.
Davenport L.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
5-76-36-3
Graf S.
Hingis M.
6-24-66-0
Tauziat N.
Coetzer A.
6-34-66-4
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-06-1
R16
Graf S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-76-26-4
Davenport L.
Po Messerli K.
6-16-2
Frazier A.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
Zvereva N.
Novotna J.
6-46-4
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Tauziat N.
Raymond L.
6-27-6
Coetzer A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Rippner B.
6-46-1
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Testud S.
7-66-71-0
Coetzer A.
Cacic S.
6-26-0
Rippner B.
Fusai A.
7-66-2
Graf S.
Fernandez M.
6-37-6
Seles M.
Spirlea I.
6-36-4
Tauziat N.
Huber A.
6-36-2
Raymond L.
Callens E.
6-36-3
Frazier A.
Majoli I.
2-66-26-4
Po Messerli K.
Morariu C.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Farina Elia S.
7-64-66-4
Zvereva N.
Snyder T.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-2