R16 Sydney International 1999

Steffi Graf #10 def. Serena Williams #22

6-2 3-6 7-5

Steffi Graf defeated Serena Williams 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the 1999 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 15, 1999*
Tournament
Sydney International
Edition
1999
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldSteffi GrafSerena Williams
Country GER USA
Birth dateJun 14, 1969Sep 26, 1981
Age2917
Height176 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1022
Ranking points (entering)2,2611,301
Elo (entering)2,3071,899
Current career W-L876–110837–172
Current career earnings$21,895,277$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H
Steffi Graf #10 0 – 0 Serena Williams #22

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Path

Steffi Graf's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #216-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1999R32

Steffi Graf's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #54-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1999QF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ines Gorrochategui #2086-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1999R32