Serena Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Manhattan Beach Quarter-final
Manhattan Beach · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 1999
hard
Williams S.6-2 6-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams S.
662
Sanchez Vicario A.
23–
Serena Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-2 6-3 in the Manhattan Beach quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 5 games past Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Montreal | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-05-10 | Berlin | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-3 3-2 RET |
| 1998-06-15 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | SF | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-2 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.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-76-36-2
Hingis M.
Schett B.
6-76-36-3
Williams S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-26-3
Halard Decugis J.
Pierce M.
7-56-2
R16
Schett B.
Zvereva N.
2-64-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Raymond L.
6-14-66-3
Martinez C.
Morariu C.
7-56-2
Davenport L.
Huber A.
6-26-2
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Halard Decugis J.
Frazier A.
7-67-5
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
R32
Huber A.
Stevenson A.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Lucic M.
6-36-1
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-46-77-5
Schett B.
Gorrochategui I.
6-36-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Kremer A.
2-67-66-2
Schnyder P.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-36-1
Frazier A.
Tauziat N.
3-67-56-2
Halard Decugis J.
Majoli I.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
6-26-3
Morariu C.
Testud S.
6-16-3
Martinez C.
Plischke S.
6-36-3