Lindsay Davenport vs Monica Seles — Philadelphia Semi-final
Philadelphia · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 1998
carpet
Davenport L.6-3 6-3
Seles M.
Davenport L.
662
Seles M.
33–
Lindsay Davenport defeated Monica Seles 6-3 6-3 in the Philadelphia semi-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending last year's final. Lindsay Davenport extended the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lindsay Davenport dropped just 6 games past Monica Seles.
Head to head
9–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-27 | Tokyo | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Monica Seles | 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| 2001-08-06 | Los Angeles | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-07-23 | Stanford | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-07-24 | Stanford | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 7-6(2) |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Lindsay Davenport | 6-7 6-4 6-0 |
| 2000-02-28 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-09-20 | Tokyo | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1998-08-10 | Manhattan Beach | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
| 1997-08-04 | Manhattan Beach | F | hard | Monica Seles | 5-7 7-5 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Davenport L.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
71%
50%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
48%
26%
Service points won·Clear edge
62%
39%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
58%
40%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
12.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
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