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Nathalie Tauziat#23 def. Venus Williams#90

5-7 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date May 29, 1997*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Nathalie Tauziat
Score5-7 6-3 7-5
Loser Venus Williams

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldNathalie TauziatVenus Williams
Country FRA USA
Birth dateOct 17, 1967Jun 17, 1980
Age2916
Height165185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2390
Ranking points (entering)1,011280
Elo (entering)1,8261,711
Career W-L546–330768–289
Career earnings$6,650,093$43,077,000
Pre-match H2H
Nathalie Tauziat 0 – 0 Venus Williams

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Path

Nathalie Tauziat's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1997R128 Rene Simpson 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Nathalie Tauziat's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1997R32 Monica Seles 6-0 6-1LH2HMatch data

Venus Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1997R128 Naoko Sawamatsu 6-2 6-7(2) 7-5WH2HMatch data