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Anna Kournikova#24 def. Barbara Rittner#86

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 27, 1998*
Tournament Linz
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Anna Kournikova
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Barbara Rittner

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldAnna KournikovaBarbara Rittner
Country RUS GER
Birth dateJun 7, 1981Apr 25, 1973
Age1624
Height173173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2486
Ranking points (entering)1,148303
Elo (entering)1,8921,655
Career W-L184–120209–217
Career earnings$3,584,662$1,829,648
Pre-match H2H
Anna Kournikova 1 – 0 Barbara Rittner

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Path

Anna Kournikova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 26, 1998R32 Sylvia Plischke 5-7 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Anna Kournikova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 28, 1998QF Jana Novotna 6-1 6-3LH2HMatch data

Barbara Rittner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 26, 1998R32 Nathalie Dechy 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data