QF Australian Open 1999

Monica Seles #4 def. Steffi Graf #8

7-5 6-1

Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 7-5 6-1 in the 1999 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1999*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Dec 2, 1973	Jun 14, 1969
Age	25	29
Height	178 cm	176 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	8
Ranking points (entering)	3,226	2,447
Elo (entering)	2,190	2,308
Current career W-L	586–123	876–110
Current career earnings	$14,891,762	$21,895,277

Pre-match H2H

Monica Seles #4 4 – 9 Steffi Graf #8

Path

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandrine Testud #15	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1999	R16
Sabine Appelmans #46	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1999	R32
Alexia Dechaume Balleret	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999	R64
Tina Krizan #143	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999	R128

Monica Seles's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martina Hingis #2	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1999	SF

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Schett #20	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1999	R16
Mary Joe Fernandez #68	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1999	R32
Barbara Schwartz #129	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999	R64
Paola Suarez #79	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999	R128