Serena Williams vs Steffi Graf — Indian Wells Final
Indian Wells · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 5 March 1999
hard
Williams S.6-3 3-6 7-5
Graf S.
Williams S.
6372
Graf S.
3651
Serena Williams defeated Steffi Graf 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steffi Graf came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Serena Williams claimed a first win over Steffi Graf in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Steffi Graf | 6-2 3-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
59%
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1st serve points won·
75%
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2nd serve points won·
49%
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Service points won·
64%
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Return points won·
46%
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Break points saved·
61%
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Aces / match·
7.7
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Double faults / match·
3.2
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 26%
Draw
Final
Williams S.
Graf S.
6-33-67-5
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Hingis M.
6-37-6
Williams S.
Pierce M.
7-57-6
Testud S.
Nagyova H.
6-16-3
Graf S.
Novotna J.
6-26-0
R16
Nagyova H.
Seles M.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Black C.
6-07-5
Pierce M.
Grande R.
6-16-0
Testud S.
Tauziat N.
7-66-2
Graf S.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-1
Novotna J.
Rippner B.
6-16-4
Rubin C.
Coetzer A.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Schnyder P.
6-16-3
R32
Pierce M.
Frazier A.
6-06-3
Seles M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-2
Nagyova H.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-4
Grande R.
Osterloh L.
6-46-4
Novotna J.
Fernandez M.
6-06-3
Coetzer A.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-77-6
Testud S.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-0
Rubin C.
Martinez C.
6-36-4
Rippner B.
Rittner B.
6-46-4
Tauziat N.
Saeki M.
6-16-76-3
Schnyder P.
Molik A.
3-66-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Raymond L.
7-67-5
Graf S.
Peschke K.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Stevenson A.
6-36-4
Black C.
Spirlea I.
6-76-47-5
Williams S.
Davenport L.
6-46-2
R64
Saeki M.
Serna M.
4-67-66-2
Williams S.
Steck J.
6-17-5
Fernandez M.
Tatarkova E.
6-46-3
Black C.
Huber A.
4-66-36-2
Spirlea I.
Glass A.
7-67-6
Osterloh L.
Schett B.
6-46-4
Grande R.
De Swardt M.
5-76-47-6
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Lucic M.
6-46-3
Rubin C.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-3
Halard Decugis J.
Li F.
6-27-6
Rippner B.
Plischke S.
6-46-2
Rittner B.
Monami D.
0-66-46-3
Raymond L.
Zvereva N.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Sidot A.
2-66-27-5
Peschke K.
Panova T.
6-46-1
Barabanschikova O.
Smashnova A.
5-76-16-2
Testud S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Kournikova A.
7-61-67-5
Nagyova H.
Morariu C.
7-57-5
Martinez C.
Appelmans S.
6-24-66-2
Schnyder P.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Molik A.
Fusai A.
6-26-3
Stevenson A.
Snyder T.
7-56-4