SF Italian Open 1998

Venus Williams #9 def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5

6-3 2-6 7-5

Venus Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the 1998 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

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

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsArantxa Sanchez-Vicario
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Dec 18, 1971
Age1726
Height185 cm169 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)95
Ranking points (entering)2,3332,711
Elo (entering)2,0732,046
Current career W-L782–299720–271
Current career earnings$43,194,440$16,942,639
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #9 0 – 2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5

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Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #316-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998QF
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
Martina Hingis #13-6 6-2 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1998F

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lisa Raymond #186-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1998QF
Dominique Monami #146-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1998R16
Cristina Torrens Valero #726-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1998R32