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Venus Williams#66 def. Gala Leon Garcia#64

6-0 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 28, 1997*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Venus Williams
Score6-0 6-1
Loser Gala Leon Garcia

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsGala Leon Garcia
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Dec 23, 1973
Age1723
Height185163
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)6664
Ranking points (entering)411424
Elo (entering)1,7061,628
Career W-L768–289117–141
Career earnings$43,077,000$1,053,309
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams 0 – 0 Gala Leon Garcia

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Path

Venus Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Larisa Savchenko 5-7 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Venus Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1997R32 Anke Huber 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Gala Leon Garcia's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Anne Miller 4-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data