Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Monica Seles — Roland Garros Final
Roland Garros · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 1998 ·
clay
Sanchez Vicario A.7-6 0-6 6-2
Seles M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7062
Seles M.
6621
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles 7-6 0-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 9–1, defending last year's semi-final. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario narrowed the head-to-head to 9–2.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario closed it out in three sets, 7–6 0–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Monica Seles | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Monica Seles | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-04-10 | Amelia Island | QF | clay | Monica Seles | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-09-21 | Tokyo | F | hard | Monica Seles | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | F | hard | Monica Seles | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-07-25 | Fed Cup WG1 SF: ESP vs USA | RR | clay | Monica Seles | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1997-11-17 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Monica Seles | 6-1 3-6 7-6 |
| 1992-08-31 | US Open | F | hard | Monica Seles | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1991-05-27 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Monica Seles | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
54%
1st serve points won·
—
50%
2nd serve points won·
—
26%
Service points won·
—
39%
Return points won·
—
43%
Break points saved·
—
40%
Aces / match·
—
1.0
Double faults / match·
—
12.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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