Mary Pierce vs Lindsay Davenport — Amelia Island Semi-final
Amelia Island · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 April 1998 ·
clay
Pierce M.4-6 6-3 6-3
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
4662
Davenport L.
6331
Mary Pierce defeated Lindsay Davenport 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Amelia Island semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce dropped the opening set before beating Lindsay Davenport 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-12 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Mary Pierce | 7-6(5) 7-6(6) |
| 2005-11-07 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Mary Pierce | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2 3-6 7-5 |
| 1998-10-05 | Filderstadt | R16 | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-04-07 | Amelia Island | F | clay | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.