R16 Leipzig 1998

Steffi Graf #22 def. Ai Sugiyama #18

6-4 6-3

Steffi Graf defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 Leipzig round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Nov 6, 1998*
Tournament
Leipzig
Edition
1998
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Carpet
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldSteffi GrafAi Sugiyama
Country GER JPN
Birth dateJun 14, 1969Jul 5, 1975
Age2923
Height176 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2218
Ranking points (entering)1,2171,396
Elo (entering)2,2451,861
Current career W-L876–110416–366
Current career earnings$21,895,277$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Steffi Graf #22 1 – 1 Ai Sugiyama #18

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Path

Steffi Graf's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1998R32

Steffi Graf's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #747-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1998QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandra Kloesel #1646-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1998R32