R32 Key Biscayne 1998

Serena Williams #40 def. Barbara Paulus #26

6-3 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Barbara Paulus 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Key Biscayne round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 22, 1998*
Tournament: Key Biscayne
Edition: 1998
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Barbara Paulus
Country	USA	AUT
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Sep 1, 1970
Age	16	27
Height	175 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	40	26
Ranking points (entering)	638	1,155
Elo (entering)	1,717	1,869
Current career W-L	837–172	232–140
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$1,294,445

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #40 0 – 0 Barbara Paulus #26

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Irina Spirlea #10	7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1998	R64
Denisa Chladkova #59	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1998	R128

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patty Schnyder #17	6-0 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1998	R16

Barbara Paulus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Miho Saeki #61	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1998	R64