Tennis · International
Serena Williams beat Sabine Appelmans at Hannover 2000
Serena Williams advanced past Sabine Appelmans 6-1, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the 2000 Faber Grand Prix.
14–20 February 2000 · Hannover, Germany
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The match
Serena Williams advanced past Sabine Appelmans 6-1, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the 2000 Faber Grand Prix in Hannover. The completed WTA main draw identifies the participants, the advancing side and the printed result.
The recorded result
Set 1 was recorded as 6-1 from Serena Williams's perspective. Set 2 was recorded as 6-3 from Serena Williams's perspective. The knockout result is treated as one underlying match development and is not split into separate set or player reports.
Draw context and date precision
Serena Williams advanced from the round of 16; Sabine Appelmans's run ended at that stage. The official draw establishes the main-draw interval as 14–20 February 2000 but not this match's exact day, so iintroo discloses competition-range precision and keeps the historical interval separate from the later archive-publication timestamp. The WTA tournament page and ITF archive confirm the completed event; an independent draw listing was checked as corroboration.
Set by set
| Set | Serena Williams | Sabine Appelmans |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 |
Sources
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