SF Hilton Head 1998

Irina Spirlea #12 def. Monica Seles #6

6-4 1-6 7-6

Irina Spirlea defeated Monica Seles 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the 1998 Hilton Head semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 4, 1998*
Tournament: Hilton Head
Edition: 1998
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Irina Spirlea	Monica Seles
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Mar 26, 1974	Dec 2, 1973
Age	24	24
Height	175 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	12	6
Ranking points (entering)	1,929	2,718
Elo (entering)	1,940	2,172
Current career W-L	211–150	586–123
Current career earnings	$2,652,068	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Irina Spirlea #12 2 – 5 Monica Seles #6

Path

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lindsay Davenport #2	6-7 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1998	QF
Magdalena Grzybowska #47	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1998	R16
Florencia Labat #36	6-7 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1998	R32
Meike Babel #75	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1998	R64

Irina Spirlea's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #4	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 5, 1998	F

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patty Schnyder #18	4-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1998	QF
Natasha Zvereva #21	6-0 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1998	R16
Barbara Paulus #27	6-2 0-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1998	R32