Monica Seles vs Stephanie Foretz Gacon — Shanghai Quarter-final

Shanghai · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001
hard
FRA
Stephanie Foretz Gacon
45 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Seles M.
6-1 5-7 6-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Seles M.
6562
Foretz Gacon S.
1721

Monica Seles defeated Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-1 5-7 6-2 in the Shanghai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stephanie Foretz Gacon came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Seles had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Seles claimed a first win over Stephanie Foretz Gacon in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Seles came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-15CharlestonR16clayStephanie Foretz Gacon6-4 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Foretz Gacon S.

Foretz Gacon S.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Foretz Gacon S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
42%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Pratt N.
Grande R.
6-36-4
Seles M.
Molik A.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Grande R.
Sugiyama A.
6-737-51-0
Molik A.
Cho Y.
7-57-5
Seles M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-15-76-2
Pratt N.
Lee J.
6-22-66-4
R16
Cho Y.
Mcquillan R.
W/O
Seles M.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-3
Lee J.
Fujiwara R.
6-06-4
Pratt N.
De Los Rios R.
3-66-46-3
Foretz Gacon S.
Dechy N.
3-66-46-4
Grande R.
Cervanova L.
6-26-4
Molik A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-746-2
R32
Cervanova L.
Dominikovic E.
7-647-61
De Los Rios R.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-26-3
Cho Y.
Kruger J.
6-47-66
Grande R.
Fusai A.
6-46-766-4
Seles M.
Nemeckova L.
6-06-0
Tanasugarn T.
Peng S.
6-46-1
Molik A.
Dittmann M.
7-57-63
Mcquillan R.
Ellwood A.
7-626-2
Obata S.
Li N.
6-26-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Prakusya W.
4-66-36-1
Dechy N.
Li T.
6-17-66
Fujiwara R.
Weingartner M.
6-46-1
Pratt N.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Gagliardi E.
Nola P.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Gubacsi Z.
7-56-2
Lee J.
Srebotnik K.
6-27-5