R16 Italian Open 1999

Serena Williams #10 def. Irina Spirlea #17

6-2 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Irina Spirlea 6-2 6-3 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 7, 1999*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
1999
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsIrina Spirlea
Country USA ROU
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Mar 26, 1974
Age1725
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1017
Ranking points (entering)2,0801,687
Elo (entering)2,1061,851
Current career W-L837–172211–150
Current career earnings$94,948,662$2,652,068
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #10 2 – 1 Irina Spirlea #17

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Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatiana Panova #746-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1999R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #12-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1999QF

Irina Spirlea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christina Papadaki #816-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1999R32
Cara Black #346-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1999R64