R16 Philadelphia 1998

Monica Seles #6 def. Ai Sugiyama #19

6-3 7-5

Monica Seles defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 7-5 in the 1998 Philadelphia round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Nov 13, 1998*
Tournament
Philadelphia
Edition
1998
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Carpet
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldMonica SelesAi Sugiyama
Country USA JPN
Birth dateDec 2, 1973Jul 5, 1975
Age2423
Height178 cm163 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)619
Ranking points (entering)3,0501,396
Elo (entering)2,1841,866
Current career W-L586–123416–366
Current career earnings$14,891,762$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Monica Seles #6 2 – 0 Ai Sugiyama #19

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Path

Monica Seles's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irina Spirlea #126-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 1998R32

Monica Seles's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Natasha Zvereva #166-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 1998QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Vento-Kabchi #416-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 1998R32