Venus Williams #21 def. Magdalena Maleeva #34

6-2 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-2 6-2 in the 1998 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsMagdalena Maleeva
Country USA BUL
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Apr 1, 1975
Age1722
Height185 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2134
Ranking points (entering)1,173705
Elo (entering)1,8741,786
Current career W-L782–299389–275
Current career earnings$43,194,440$4,398,582
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #13-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1998R16
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1998R32

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #206-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1998SF

Magdalena Maleeva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chanda Rubin #316-3 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1998R16
Sabine Appelmans #166-1 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1998R32