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Serena Williams#4 def. Sabine Appelmans#29

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 18, 2000*
Tournament Hanover
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Serena Williams
Score6-1 6-3
Loser Sabine Appelmans

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSabine Appelmans
Country USA BEL
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 22, 1972
Age1827
Height175168
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)429
Ranking points (entering)3,231928
Elo (entering)2,1351,780
Career W-L825–169279–202
Career earnings$94,816,730$2,041,247
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 1 0 Sabine Appelmans

Path

Serena Williams's path

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Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2000QF Patty Schnyder 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Sabine Appelmans's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 2000R32 Martina Müller 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data