SF Australian Open 1999

Martina Hingis #2 def. Monica Seles #4

6-2 6-4

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles 6-2 6-4 in the 1999 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 31, 1999*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles
Country	SUI	USA
Birth date	Sep 30, 1980	Dec 2, 1973
Age	18	25
Height	170 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	4
Ranking points (entering)	5,565	3,226
Elo (entering)	2,273	2,211
Current career W-L	516–127	586–123
Current career earnings	$24,749,074	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Martina Hingis #2 6 – 2 Monica Seles #4

Path

Martina Hingis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Pierce #7	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1999	QF
Amanda Coetzer #16	6-3 6-7(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1999	R16
Jelena Dokic	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1999	R32
Elena Dementieva #185	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1999	R64
Lilia Osterloh #118	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1999	R128

Martina Hingis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amélie Mauresmo #17	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1999	F

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steffi Graf #8	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1999	QF
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