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Silvia Farina Elia#36 def. Paola Suarez#62

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1997*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Silvia Farina Elia
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Paola Suarez

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldSilvia Farina EliaPaola Suarez
Country ITA ARG
Birth dateApr 27, 1972Jun 23, 1976
Age2420
Height172170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3662
Ranking points (entering)703358
Elo (entering)1,6821,613
Career W-L365–309223–180
Career earnings$3,688,252$5,217,775
Pre-match H2H
Silvia Farina Elia 0 – 0 Paola Suarez

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Path

Silvia Farina Elia's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 Aleksandra Olsza 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Silvia Farina Elia's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1997R32 Irina Spirlea 6-1 6-3LH2HMatch data

Paola Suarez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 Karin Kschwendt 7-6(9) 6-3WH2HMatch data