QF Wimbledon 1998

Jana Novotna #3 def. Venus Williams #6

7-5 7-6

Jana Novotna defeated Venus Williams 7-5 7-6 in the 1998 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jul 3, 1998*
Tournament
Wimbledon
Edition
1998
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Round
QF

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJana NovotnaVenus Williams
Country CZE USA
Birth dateOct 2, 1968Jun 17, 1980
Age2918
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)36
Ranking points (entering)4,0422,747
Elo (entering)2,1412,087
Current career W-L510–201782–299
Current career earnings$11,249,284$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Jana Novotna #3 1 – 0 Venus Williams #6

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Path

Jana Novotna's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irina Spirlea #96-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Corina Morariu #376-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Tatiana Panova #696-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Sandra Kleinova #716-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128

Jana Novotna's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #16-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1998SF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Virginia Ruano Pascual #476-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Chanda Rubin #556-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Barbara Schett #306-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Jana Nejedly #986-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128