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Virginia Ruano Pascual #47 def. Serena Williams #20

7-5 4-1 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Jun 28, 1998*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Virginia Ruano Pascual
Score7-5 4-1 (ret.)
Loser Serena Williams

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia Ruano PascualSerena Williams
Country ESP USA
Birth dateSep 21, 1973Sep 26, 1981
Age2416
Height169175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4720
Ranking points (entering)5941,216
Elo (entering)1,7891,887
Career W-L199–235825–170
Career earnings$6,076,081$94,932,862
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Ruano Pascual 0 – 0 Serena Williams

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Path

Virginia Ruano Pascual's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1998R64 Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1998R128 Andrea Glass 6-1 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Virginia Ruano Pascual's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1998R16 Venus Williams 3-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1998R64 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1998R128 Laura Golarsa 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data