Stats for 1998 Eastbourne QF(Kournikova-Graf)

[Moose Malloy]

Kournikova d Graf 67(4) 63 64

Kournikova won 115 points, Graf 100.

Kournikova injured her wrist diving for a volley near the end of the match and was forced to withdraw from this tournament and Wimbledon(she had made the semis the year before)

Graf was 29, Kournikova was 17.

Kournikova served at 68%(78 of 114)
67% first serve points won(52 of 78)
39% second serve points won(14 of 36)
3 aces, 7 doubles
she drew 22 return errors(5 on 2nd serve)
22% of her service points were unreturned(25/114)

Graf served at 71%(72 of 101)
55.5% first serve points won(40 of 72)
41% second serve points(12 of 29)
no aces, 7 doubles
she drew 20 return errors(7 on 2nd serve)
20% of her service points were unreturned(20/101)

Kournikova had 31 winners: 7 fh, 9 bh, 8 fhv, 5 fhv, 2 ov
Graf had 23: 13 fh, 4 bh, 1 fhv, 4 fhv, 1 ov

Kournikova was 32 of 52 at net(61.5%)
Graf was 9 of 18(50%)

Kournikova was 7 of 17 on break points, Graf 5 of 12. Kournikova made 7 first serves while facing break point, Graf made 8.

more to come, but here are highlights

article on the match(Graf tried to get the umpire removed!). https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5169682.angry-graf-in-umpire-bust-up/

 

[PDJ]

Thanks for posting.
Enjoyed the video and article.
And, obviously, the trouble you've gone to collating the stats.

 

[bluetrain4]

Kournikova was a decent enough player. Maybe not multiple slam champion great, but if she wasn't injured, could she have maintained a Top 10 ranking for a while? I forgot how serious her back injury was.

 

[PDJ]

Kournikova was a decent enough player. Maybe not multiple slam champion great, but if she wasn't injured, could she have maintained a Top 10 ranking for a while? I forgot how serious her back injury was.

And a great doubles player. Beautiful hands. Not quite Hingis level, but not that far off.