Venus Williams vs Steffi Graf — Key Biscayne Semi-final
Key Biscayne · WTA · Semi-final
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 18 March 1999 ·
hard
Williams V.6-2 6-4
Graf S.
Williams V.
662
Graf S.
240
Venus Williams defeated Steffi Graf 6-2 6-4 in the Key Biscayne semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steffi Graf came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 6 games past Steffi Graf.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Steffi Graf | 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1999-02-15 | Hanover | SF | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Steffi Graf | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
61%
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1st serve points won·
65%
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2nd serve points won·
43%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
3.0
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Double faults / match·
4.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About