R16 Eastbourne Open 1998

Serena Williams #22 def. Ai Sugiyama #17

6-2 7-5

Serena Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 7-5 in the 1998 Eastbourne Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jun 19, 1998*
Tournament
Eastbourne Open
Edition
1998
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Grass
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsAi Sugiyama
Country USA JPN
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jul 5, 1975
Age1622
Height175 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2217
Ranking points (entering)1,1281,615
Elo (entering)1,8601,881
Current career W-L837–172416–366
Current career earnings$94,948,662$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #22 0 – 0 Ai Sugiyama #17

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Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naoko Sawamatsu #346-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #46-4 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1998QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magdalena Grzybowska #356-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 1998R32