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Sabine Appelmans#21 def. Nathalie Dechy#84

5-7 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 3, 1997*
Tournament Hope Island
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Sabine Appelmans
Score5-7 7-5 6-4
Loser Nathalie Dechy

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldSabine AppelmansNathalie Dechy
Country BEL FRA
Birth dateApr 22, 1972Feb 21, 1979
Age2417
Height168178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2184
Ranking points (entering)1,096273
Elo (entering)1,8561,525
Career W-L279–202291–270
Career earnings$2,041,247$4,281,064
Pre-match H2H
Sabine Appelmans 0 – 0 Nathalie Dechy

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Path

Sabine Appelmans's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 1997R32 Sandrine Testud 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Sabine Appelmans's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1997QF Ai Sugiyama 6-2 3-6 7-6LH2HMatch data

Nathalie Dechy's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 1997R32 Els Callens 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data