Serena Williams vs Irina Spirlea — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 1999
clay
Williams S.6-2 6-3
Spirlea I.
Williams S.
662
Spirlea I.
23–
Serena Williams defeated Irina Spirlea 6-2 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 5 games past Irina Spirlea.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R32 | hard | Irina Spirlea | 6-3 0-6 7-5 |
| 1998-03-19 | Key Biscayne | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-0 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 |
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 51%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Monami D.
7-66-2
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Plischke S.
6-26-3
Pierce M.
Testud S.
6-47-5
R16
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
5-76-26-4
Plischke S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Morariu C.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Spirlea I.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
6-26-2
Monami D.
Tauziat N.
6-47-6
Testud S.
Smashnova A.
7-56-1
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
4-66-07-6
R32
Schnyder P.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Brandi K.
6-06-2
Plischke S.
Coetzer A.
6-42-66-1
Mauresmo A.
Dementieva E.
1-66-37-5
Pierce M.
Peschke K.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Snyder T.
6-37-5
Testud S.
Sidot A.
6-16-1
Tauziat N.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Monami D.
Appelmans S.
6-46-76-3
Kournikova A.
Serna M.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Leon Garcia G.
7-54-66-4
Williams S.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Papadaki C.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-16-1
R64
Kournikova A.
Grande R.
6-76-32-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Brandi K.
Cacic S.
6-46-2
Morariu C.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Black C.
6-36-0
Papadaki C.
Tatarkova E.
7-66-3
Panova T.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-07-5
Leon Garcia G.
Habsudova K.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Arendt N.
6-16-0
Peschke K.
Fusai A.
6-26-4
Appelmans S.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-4
Garbin T.
Weingartner M.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
De Swardt M.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-57-5
Snyder T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-24-66-3
Smashnova A.
Zvereva N.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-3
Plischke S.
Lubiani F.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Drake M.
6-26-1
Coetzer A.
Di Natale G.
6-36-0
Sidot A.
Kremer A.
6-23-66-1
Dechy N.
Oremans M.
6-26-2