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Steffi Graf #8 def. Barbara Schett #20

6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 27, 1999*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Steffi Graf
Score6-1 6-1
Loser Barbara Schett

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSteffi GrafBarbara Schett
Country GER AUT
Birth dateJun 14, 1969Mar 10, 1976
Age2922
Height176176
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)820
Ranking points (entering)2,4471,362
Elo (entering)2,2861,929
Career W-L866–109256–227
Career earnings$21,895,277$3,109,510
Pre-match H2H
Steffi Graf 0 0 Barbara Schett

Path

Steffi Graf's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1999R32 Mary Joe Fernandez 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1999R64 Barbara Schwartz 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Paola Suarez 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Steffi Graf's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1999QF Monica Seles 5-7 1-6LH2HMatch data

Barbara Schett's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1999R32 Elena Likhovtseva 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1999R64 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1999R128 Jana Kandarr 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data