Martina Hingis vs Jana Novotna — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 2 February 1999
hard
CZE
Jana Novotna
57 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hingis M.
6-3 6-4
Novotna J.
Hingis M.
662
Novotna J.
34–

Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotna 6-3 6-4 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's final. Martina Hingis extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-03-29Hilton HeadSFclayMartina Hingis6-2 6-3
1998-08-31US OpenSFhardMartina Hingis3-6 6-1 6-4
1998-06-22WimbledonSFgrassJana Novotna6-4 6-4
1998-04-27HamburgFclayMartina Hingis6-3 7-5
1998-04-18Fed Cup WG1 QF: CZE vs SUIRRcarpetMartina Hingis4-6 6-3 6-2
1997-06-23WimbledonFgrassMartina Hingis2-6 6-3 6-3
1997-03-20Key BiscayneSFhardMartina Hingis6-3 2-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Hingis M.Novotna J.
1st serve in·
65%
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1st serve points won·
62%
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2nd serve points won·
51%
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Service points won·
58%
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Return points won·
48%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
1.6
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Double faults / match·
2.3
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
7°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-26-1
Frazier A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Seles M.
7-57-6
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Novotna J.
6-36-4
Coetzer A.
Seles M.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Chi J.
7-66-3
Frazier A.
Morariu C.
6-45-76-3
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-6
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Zvereva N.
7-5
Hingis M.
Graf S.
3-66-26-4
Seles M.
Kournikova A.
7-56-3
Coetzer A.
Davenport L.
2-66-46-3
Chi J.
Kleinova S.
6-23-0
Sugiyama A.
Lee J.
6-46-0
Frazier A.
Tu M.
5-76-46-4
Morariu C.
Wang S.
6-76-36-4
Seles M.
Martinez C.
6-26-0
Sugiyama A.
Halard Decugis J.
6-27-5
Frazier A.
Coetzer A.
6-06-4
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-1
R16
Kournikova A.
Black C.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Fernandez M.
6-46-4
Seles M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-3
Zvereva N.
Raymond L.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Callens E.
2-66-17-5
Novotna J.
De Swardt M.
6-26-2
Hingis M.
Sugiyama A.
3-66-16-2
Graf S.
Likhovtseva E.
4-67-66-2
Kleinova S.
Po Messerli K.
7-54-66-3
Wang S.
Yoshida Y.
6-16-4
Lee J.
Watanabe J.
7-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Nemeckova L.
6-46-1
Tu M.
Asagoe S.
2-66-36-3
Morariu C.
Washington M.
6-26-0
Chi J.
De Beer S.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Guse K.
7-66-0
Mauresmo A.
Asagoe S.
6-27-5
Seles M.
Vavrinec M.
6-16-0
Davenport L.
Smashnova A.
6-06-1
Coetzer A.
Drake M.
4-66-36-4
Frazier A.
Yoshida Y.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Chi J.
6-26-4
Halard Decugis J.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Martinez C.
Panova T.
6-16-1
R32
Graf S.
Reeves S.
6-06-1
De Swardt M.
Saeki M.
6-36-4
Raymond L.
Plischke S.
6-16-2
Zvereva N.
Snyder T.
6-76-26-4
Kournikova A.
Huber A.
7-66-0
Black C.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Savchenko L.
3-66-26-1
Coetzer A.
Serna M.
6-26-1
Callens E.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-1
Fernandez M.
Majoli I.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Wang S.
6-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Tatarkova E.
4-66-46-2
Guse K.
Andretto L.
6-46-3
Lee J.
Reeves S.
6-26-2
Nemeckova L.
Schlukebir K.
7-56-4
Yoshida Y.
Noorlander S.
6-47-6
Sugiyama A.
Prakusya W.
6-16-3
Tu M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-5
Asagoe S.
Wild L.
6-36-1
Chi J.
Cho Y.
6-46-1
De Beer S.
Miyauchi M.
4-66-36-4
Frazier A.
Inoue H.
6-06-3
Wang S.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Washington M.
Collin H.
6-36-4
Kleinova S.
Park S.
6-46-2
Morariu C.
Maruska M.
6-36-2
Po Messerli K.
Saeki M.
7-56-2
Watanabe J.
Brandi K.
6-46-2
Panova T.
Saeki M.
6-16-1
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-36-2
Asagoe S.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Vavrinec M.
Snyder T.
6-16-1
Smashnova A.
Morariu C.
2-67-56-1
Pratt N.
Tu M.
6-37-5
Chi J.
Viele M.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-3
Frazier A.
Park S.
6-16-4
Yoshida Y.
Talaja S.
7-64-66-3
Drake M.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Almeda Singian T.
2-66-36-1