Monica Seles vs Mary Pierce — US Open Round of 16
US Open · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 1997 ·
hard
Seles M.1-6 6-2 6-2
Pierce M.
Seles M.
1662
Pierce M.
6221
Monica Seles defeated Mary Pierce 1-6 6-2 6-2 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Monica Seles had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Seles narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Seles dropped the opening set before beating Mary Pierce 1–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Mary Pierce | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-04-17 | Hilton Head | SF | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1998-10-20 | Kremlin Cup | F | carpet | Mary Pierce | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Monica Seles | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-05-05 | Rome | R16 | clay | Mary Pierce | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
67%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
69%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
26%
52%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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