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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 def. Serena Williams #22

4-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 20, 1998*
Tournament Eastbourne
Category WTA 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
Score4-6 6-4 6-4
Loser Serena Williams

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldArantxa Sanchez-VicarioSerena Williams
Country ESP USA
Birth dateDec 18, 1971Sep 26, 1981
Age2616
Height169175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)422
Ranking points (entering)3,3991,128
Elo (entering)2,0911,878
Career W-L708–267825–170
Career earnings$16,942,639$94,932,862
Pre-match H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 2 – 0 Serena Williams

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Path

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 19, 1998R16 Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1998SF Anna Kournikova (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 19, 1998R16 Ai Sugiyama 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 18, 1998R32 Naoko Sawamatsu 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data