R16 Italian Open 1998

Serena Williams #31 def. Conchita Martínez #8

6-2 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Conchita Martínez 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 8, 1998*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
1998
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsConchita Martínez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 16, 1972
Age1626
Height175 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)318
Ranking points (entering)7922,487
Elo (entering)1,8012,031
Current career W-L837–172676–279
Current career earnings$94,948,662$11,527,977
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #31 0 – 0 Conchita Martínez #8

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Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joannette Kruger #215-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32
Nathalie Tauziat #127-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #94-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998QF

Conchita Martínez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flora Perfetti #1136-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32