QF Australian Open 1997

Amanda Coetzer #14 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-4 6-1

Amanda Coetzer defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-4 6-1 in the 1997 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Amanda Coetzer	Kimberly Po Messerli
Country	RSA	USA
Birth date	Oct 22, 1971	Oct 20, 1971
Age	25	25
Height	158 cm	160 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	—
Ranking points (entering)	1,454	—
Elo (entering)	1,891	1,867
Current career W-L	497–310	118–133
Current career earnings	$5,594,821	$1,926,618

Pre-match H2H

Amanda Coetzer #14 0 – 0 Kimberly Po Messerli

Path

Amanda Coetzer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steffi Graf #1	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Magui Serna #108	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Jana Kandarr #77	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Anna Kournikova #67	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Amanda Coetzer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Pierce #22	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1997	SF

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lindsay Davenport #9	7-6(13) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Rika Hiraki #86	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Ai Sugiyama #29	6-0 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Gala Leon Garcia #92	4-6 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128