Patty Schnyder vs Mary Pierce — Hope Island Final
Hope Island · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 January 1999
hard
Schnyder P.4-6 7-6 6-2
Pierce M.
Schnyder P.
4762
Pierce M.
6621
Patty Schnyder defeated Mary Pierce 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Hope Island final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patty Schnyder dropped the opening set before beating Mary Pierce 4–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-06 | Paris | SF | carpet | Mary Pierce | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2005-08-01 | San Diego | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-1 1-6 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | R32 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-3 1-6 6-2 |
| 2002-04-15 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Patty Schnyder | 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 1997-04-28 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-1 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pierce M.
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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Schnyder P.
Pierce M.
4-67-66-2
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Schnyder P.
Serna M.
6-01-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Rippner B.
6-36-3
Spirlea I.
Huber A.
6-44-66-1
R16
Dechy N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-43-67-5
Pierce M.
Gorrochategui I.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-47-5
Rippner B.
Peschke K.
6-26-1
Huber A.
Sidot A.
6-34-67-5
Spirlea I.
Smashnova A.
6-46-1
Schnyder P.
Wang S.
6-36-4
Serna M.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-4
R32
Dechy N.
Panova T.
6-12-66-2
Huber A.
De Swardt M.
6-36-2
Peschke K.
Nagyova H.
3-67-66-1
Rippner B.
Courtois L.
6-26-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Molik A.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Morariu C.
6-26-76-3
Smashnova A.
Savchenko L.
6-06-3
Spirlea I.
Mcquillan R.
7-66-3
Likhovtseva E.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Gorrochategui I.
Garbin T.
7-56-2
Serna M.
Appelmans S.
6-23-66-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Tatarkova E.
6-16-3
Wang S.
Plischke S.
6-47-6
Sidot A.
Ellwood A.
3-66-46-1