SF Indian Wells Open 1998

Lindsay Davenport #2 def. Steffi Graf #45

6-4 4-6 4-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Steffi Graf retired.

Lindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf 6-4 4-6 4-2 RET after Steffi Graf retired in the 1998 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts on March 5, 1998.

Match Information

Date: Mar 5, 1998
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Lindsay Davenport	Steffi Graf
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Jun 8, 1976	Jun 14, 1969
Age	21	28
Height	189 cm	176 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	45
Ranking points (entering)	4,154	563
Elo (entering)	2,165	2,374
Current career W-L	711–191	876–110
Current career earnings	$22,166,338	$21,895,277

Pre-match H2H

Lindsay Davenport #2 1 – 5 Steffi Graf #45

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Path

Lindsay Davenport's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandra Cacic #65	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	QF
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	R16
Amy Frazier #44	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	R32

Lindsay Davenport's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martina Hingis #1	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	F

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Natasha Zvereva #23	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	QF
Ai Sugiyama #17	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	R16
Tamarine Tanasugarn #42	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998	R32