Venus Williams #9 def. Serena Williams #31

6-4 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-2 in the 1998 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 9, 1998*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
1998
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsSerena Williams
Country USA USA
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Sep 26, 1981
Age1716
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)931
Ranking points (entering)2,333792
Elo (entering)2,0671,826
Current career W-L782–299837–172
Current career earnings$43,194,440$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #9 1 – 0 Serena Williams #31

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Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Fusai #746-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1998R16
María Sánchez Lorenzo #816-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32
Yayuk Basuki #256-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #56-3 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998SF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Conchita Martínez #86-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1998R16
Joannette Kruger #215-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32
Nathalie Tauziat #127-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1998R64