Monica Seles vs Steffi Graf — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
Seles M.7-5 6-1
Graf S.
Seles M.
762
Graf S.
510
Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 7-5 6-1 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steffi Graf came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Monica Seles narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Seles came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Steffi Graf | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Steffi Graf | 1-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1996-08-26 | US Open | F | hard | Steffi Graf | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1995-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Steffi Graf | 7-6 0-6 6-3 |
| 1992-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Monica Seles | 6-2 3-6 10-8 |
| 1990-05-28 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Monica Seles | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
54%
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1st serve points won·
50%
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2nd serve points won·
26%
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Service points won·
39%
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Return points won·
43%
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Break points saved·
40%
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Aces / match·
1.0
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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
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