Irina Spirlea vs Serena Williams — US Open Round of 32
US Open · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Spirlea I.6-3 0-6 7-5
Williams S.
Spirlea I.
6072
Williams S.
3651
Irina Spirlea defeated Serena Williams 6-3 0-6 7-5 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Irina Spirlea claimed a first win over Serena Williams in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Spirlea closed it out in three sets, 6–3 0–6 7–5.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-03-19 | Key Biscayne | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-0 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-7 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
60%
1st serve points won·
—
74%
2nd serve points won·
—
49%
Service points won·
—
64%
Return points won·
—
46%
Break points saved·
—
60%
Aces / match·
—
7.6
Double faults / match·
—
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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