R16 Italian Open 1998

Sandrine Testud #13 def. Monica Seles #7

6-2 4-6 7-5

Sandrine Testud defeated Monica Seles 6-2 4-6 7-5 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

Field	Sandrine Testud	Monica Seles
Country	FRA	USA
Birth date	Apr 3, 1972	Dec 2, 1973
Age	26	24
Height	176 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	7
Ranking points (entering)	1,767	2,644
Elo (entering)	1,856	2,128
Current career W-L	309–237	586–123
Current career earnings	$3,782,307	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Sandrine Testud #13 2 – 2 Monica Seles #7

Path

Sandrine Testud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Schett #30	4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1998	R32
Laura Golarsa #70	2-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1998	R64

Sandrine Testud's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #47	5-7 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1998	QF

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Silvia Farina Elia #28	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1998	R32