Nathalie Tauziat vs Elena Likhovtseva — Eastbourne Quarter-final
Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 1999
grass
Tauziat N.0-6 6-2 6-1
Likhovtseva E.
Tauziat N.
0662
Likhovtseva E.
6211
Nathalie Tauziat defeated Elena Likhovtseva 0-6 6-2 6-1 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Nathalie Tauziat narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nathalie Tauziat recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Elena Likhovtseva.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-30 | Leipzig | SF | carpet | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-07-31 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-04-26 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1999-04-17 | Fed Cup WG1 QF: RUS vs FRA | RR | carpet | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-11-02 | Leipzig | R16 | carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1998-06-15 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 4-6 8-6 |
| 1998-05-18 | Strasbourg | QF | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-02-17 | Hanover | R32 | carpet | Elena Likhovtseva | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
64%
1st serve points won·
—
61%
2nd serve points won·
—
45%
Service points won·
—
55%
Return points won·
—
45%
Break points saved·
—
54%
Aces / match·
—
2.0
Double faults / match·
—
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
17°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 71%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Tauziat N.
Likhovtseva E.
0-66-26-1
Kournikova A.
Dechy N.
6-37-6
Coetzer A.
De Swardt M.
7-66-3
Zvereva N.
Kremer A.
6-06-1
R16
Coetzer A.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-4
Dechy N.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-56-2
Kournikova A.
Raymond L.
7-66-4
Tauziat N.
Plischke S.
6-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
De Swardt M.
Spirlea I.
6-36-4
Kremer A.
Seles M.
6-46-4
Zvereva N.
Lucic M.
7-56-1
R32
Tatarkova E.
Latimer L.
6-47-6
Dechy N.
Frazier A.
4-66-26-1
Spirlea I.
Smashnova A.
6-23-66-3
De Swardt M.
Sidot A.
7-66-2
Lucic M.
Fusai A.
7-56-3
Kremer A.
Smith S.
6-46-1
Zvereva N.
Snyder T.
6-36-3
Plischke S.
Cross K.
6-23-66-1
Sugiyama A.
Drake M.
7-56-1
Likhovtseva E.
Morariu C.
2-66-46-0
Kournikova A.
Rubin C.
6-24-66-4
Raymond L.
Serna M.
3-67-66-4