SF Key Biscayne 1998

Venus Williams #11 def. Martina Hingis #1

6-2 5-7 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the 1998 Key Biscayne semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 24, 1998*
Tournament: Key Biscayne
Edition: 1998
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Martina Hingis
Country	USA	SUI
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Sep 30, 1980
Age	17	17
Height	185 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	1
Ranking points (entering)	1,973	6,115
Elo (entering)	2,014	2,322
Current career W-L	782–299	516–127
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$24,749,074

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #11 1 – 4 Martina Hingis #1

Path

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Silvia Farina Elia #31	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1998	QF
Rita Grande #39	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1998	R16
Olga Barabanschikova #55	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1998	R32
Tatiana Panova #73	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1998	R64

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anna Kournikova #25	2-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 1998	F

Martina Hingis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #40	6-3 1-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1998	QF
Sandrine Testud #13	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1998	R16
Joannette Kruger #23	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1998	R32
Chanda Rubin #50	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1998	R64