Monica Seles vs Alexia Dechaume Balleret — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
FRA
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
56 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seles M.
6-1 6-4
Dechaume Balleret A.
Seles M.
662
Dechaume Balleret A.
140

Monica Seles defeated Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexia Dechaume Balleret came in defending last year's round of 128, but Monica Seles had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Dechaume Balleret A.
1st serve in·
54%
—
1st serve points won·
50%
—
2nd serve points won·
26%
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Service points won·
39%
—
Return points won·
43%
—
Break points saved·
40%
—
Aces / match·
1.0
—
Double faults / match·
12.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw