QF Sydney International 1999

Steffi Graf #10 def. Venus Williams #5

4-6 6-2 6-4

Steffi Graf defeated Venus Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the 1999 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 16, 1999*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1999
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steffi Graf	Venus Williams
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Jun 14, 1969	Jun 17, 1980
Age	29	18
Height	176 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	5
Ranking points (entering)	2,261	3,262
Elo (entering)	2,310	2,107
Current career W-L	876–110	782–299
Current career earnings	$21,895,277	$43,194,440

Pre-match H2H

Steffi Graf #10 1 – 0 Venus Williams #5

Path

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #22	6-2 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1999	R16
Ai Sugiyama #21	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1999	R32

Steffi Graf's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lindsay Davenport #1	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1999	SF

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #17	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1999	R16