SF Hanover 1999

Venus Williams #6 def. Steffi Graf #7

6-3 3-6 6-3

Venus Williams defeated Steffi Graf 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1999 Hanover semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 20, 1999*
Tournament: Hanover
Edition: 1999
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Steffi Graf
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Jun 14, 1969
Age	18	29
Height	185 cm	176 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	7
Ranking points (entering)	3,014	2,743
Elo (entering)	2,115	2,278
Current career W-L	782–299	876–110
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$21,895,277

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #6 0 – 2 Steffi Graf #7

Path

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Rittner #68	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1999	QF
Ai Sugiyama #26	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 1999	R16

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Novotna #3	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 1999	F

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Schett #19	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1999	QF
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #62	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 1999	R16