R16 Italian Open 1999

Venus Williams #5 def. Anna Kournikova #13

6-2 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Anna Kournikova 6-2 6-2 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 7, 1999*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1999
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	Venus Williams	Anna Kournikova
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Jun 7, 1981
Age	18	17
Height	185 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	13
Ranking points (entering)	3,326	1,947
Elo (entering)	2,195	2,019
Current career W-L	782–299	184–121
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$3,584,662

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #5 1 – 0 Anna Kournikova #13

Path

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gala Leon Garcia #50	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1999	R32

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominique Monami #15	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1999	QF

Anna Kournikova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magui Serna #26	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1999	R32
Rita Grande #54	6-7 6-3 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 1999	R64