Monica Seles vs Amelie Mauresmo — Rome Final

Rome · WTA · Final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2000
clay
FRA
Amelie Mauresmo
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWW
Seles M.
6-2 7-6
Mauresmo A.
Seles M.
6772
Mauresmo A.
264–

Monica Seles defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 7-6 in the Rome final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Amelie Mauresmo came in defending last year's semi-final. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Seles closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-02-17DubaiSFhardMonica Seles6-3 2-2 RET
2002-02-18DubaiSFhardAmelie Mauresmo6-4 6-3
2001-01-07SydneyQFhardAmelie Mauresmo6-4 7-6(5)
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayMonica Seles7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Mauresmo A.

Mauresmo A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Seles M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Mauresmo A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
68%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
45%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Mauresmo A.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Zuluaga F.
6-16-2
Seles M.
Morariu C.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Dokic J.
6-13-66-3
Morariu C.
Casoni G.
3-66-47-5
Zuluaga F.
Tauziat N.
3-66-06-4
Mauresmo A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-15-76-4
R16
Zuluaga F.
Halard Decugis J.
6-34-66-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Chladkova D.
6-16-4
Seles M.
Sidot A.
3-66-16-1
Dokic J.
Williams V.
6-16-2
Morariu C.
Grande R.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Pierce M.
6-36-4
Casoni G.
Davenport L.
W/O
Tauziat N.
Grzybowska M.
6-34-67-64
R32
Williams V.
Rubin C.
6-16-2
Chladkova D.
Sugiyama A.
4-66-37-64
Grzybowska M.
Huber A.
6-46-1
Zuluaga F.
Martincova E.
6-06-726-3
Halard Decugis J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-0
Pierce M.
Weingartner M.
7-56-3
Mauresmo A.
Peschke K.
6-06-2
Tauziat N.
Garbin T.
5-76-26-4
Grande R.
Brandi K.
6-47-5
Casoni G.
Monami D.
7-666-0
Morariu C.
Testud S.
7-54-66-3
Davenport L.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Nola P.
6-36-1
Seles M.
Maleeva M.
7-56-1
Dokic J.
Panova T.
6-36-1
Sidot A.
Raymond L.
6-43-66-3
R64
Brandi K.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-1
Grande R.
Lucic M.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Cristea C.
6-33-67-5
Dementieva E.
Osterloh L.
7-626-1
Huber A.
Zvereva N.
6-47-5
Dokic J.
Dechy N.
6-14-66-3
Sidot A.
Capriati J.
6-37-5
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-4
Maleeva M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-4
Nola P.
Schiavone F.
7-53-66-2
Chladkova D.
Schnyder P.
6-44-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Kruger J.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Leon Garcia G.
6-16-3
Peschke K.
Pisnik T.
6-26-2
Weingartner M.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-22-66-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Black C.
1-66-36-1
Martincova E.
Fusai A.
6-26-3
Zuluaga F.
Talaja S.
6-26-3
Grzybowska M.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-27-61
Garbin T.
Pratt N.
7-646-1
Casoni G.
Drake M.
3-67-56-4
Monami D.
Spirlea I.
6-26-3
Rubin C.
Serna M.
6-06-2
Panova T.
Stevenson A.
6-06-2