R16 Manhattan Beach 1996

Steffi Graf #1 def. Venus Williams #192

6-4 6-4

Steffi Graf defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the 1996 Manhattan Beach round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 16, 1996*
Tournament
Manhattan Beach
Edition
1996
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldSteffi GrafVenus Williams
Country GER USA
Birth dateJun 14, 1969Jun 17, 1980
Age2716
Height176 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1192
Ranking points (entering)3226
Elo (entering)2,4891,586
Current career W-L876–110782–299
Current career earnings$21,895,277$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Steffi Graf #1 0 – 0 Venus Williams #192

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Path

Steffi Graf's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katrina Adams #946-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32

Steffi Graf's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amy Frazier #226-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1996QF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Linda Wild #326-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32
Ludmila Richterova #707-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1996R64