Steffi Graf #6 def. Monica Seles #3

6-7(2) 6-3 6-4

Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 5, 1999*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Jun 14, 1969	Dec 2, 1973
Age	29	25
Height	176 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	3
Ranking points (entering)	3,163	3,982
Elo (entering)	2,240	2,167
Current career W-L	876–110	586–123
Current career earnings	$21,895,277	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Steffi Graf #6 9 – 5 Monica Seles #3

Path

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lindsay Davenport #2	6-1 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1999	QF
Anna Kournikova #18	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1999	R16
Asa Carlsson #92	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1999	R32
Ines Gorrochategui #112	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1999	R64
Magdalena Maleeva	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999	R128

Steffi Graf's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martina Hingis #1	4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1999	F

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #22	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1999	QF
Julie Halard-Decugis #19	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1999	R16
María Sánchez Lorenzo #52	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1999	R32
Lubomira Bacheva #100	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1999	R64
Fang Li #90	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999	R128