Venus Williams vs Steffi Graf — Hanover Semi-final
Hanover · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
carpet
Williams V.6-3 3-6 6-3
Graf S.
Williams V.
6362
Graf S.
3631
Venus Williams defeated Steffi Graf 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Hanover semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Steffi Graf came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Steffi Graf | 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1999-03-18 | Key Biscayne | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Steffi Graf | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
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.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Graf S.
Schett B.
6-36-2
Novotna J.
Testud S.
6-16-4
Likhovtseva E.
Oremans M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rittner B.
6-26-1
R16
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
6-2
Williams V.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-5
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Oremans M.
Tauziat N.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-56-2
Novotna J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3
Graf S.
Sidot A.
6-16-3
Testud S.
Huber A.
6-36-3
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Nagyova H.
6-24-2
Tauziat N.
Dechy N.
6-36-76-3
Oremans M.
Loit E.
6-06-0
Testud S.
Glass A.
7-66-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Majoli I.
2-67-56-3
Huber A.
Plischke S.
7-57-6
Rittner B.
Serna M.
6-45-76-4
Sidot A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Habsudova K.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Fusai A.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Capriati J.
6-46-2