R32 Italian Open 1998

Venus Williams #9 def. María Sánchez Lorenzo #81

6-1 6-4

Venus Williams defeated María Sánchez Lorenzo 6-1 6-4 in the 1998 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 7, 1998*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
1998
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsMaría Sánchez Lorenzo
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Nov 7, 1977
Age1720
Height185 cm171 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)981
Ranking points (entering)2,333321
Elo (entering)2,0611,609
Current career W-L782–299127–181
Current career earnings$43,194,440$1,268,365
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #9 0 – 0 María Sánchez Lorenzo #81

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Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yayuk Basuki #256-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Fusai #746-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1998R16

María Sánchez Lorenzo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Miriam Oremans #526-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64