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Serena Williams#96 def. Sandrine Testud#13

7-6 3-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Jan 15, 1998*
Tournament Sydney
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Serena Williams
Score7-6 3-0 (ret.)
Loser Sandrine Testud

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSandrine Testud
Country USA FRA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 3, 1972
Age1625
Height175176
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)9613
Ranking points (entering)2571,832
Elo (entering)1,6031,927
Career W-L825–169309–236
Career earnings$94,816,730$3,782,307
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 0 – 0 Sandrine Testud

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Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1998R32 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 3-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1998QF Lindsay Davenport 1-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Sandrine Testud's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1998R32 Kerry-Anne Guse 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data