R16 Linz Open 1998

Anna Kournikova #24 def. Barbara Rittner #86

6-3 6-4

Anna Kournikova defeated Barbara Rittner 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Linz Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 27, 1998*
Tournament: Linz Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Anna Kournikova	Barbara Rittner
Country	RUS	GER
Birth date	Jun 7, 1981	Apr 25, 1973
Age	16	24
Height	173 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	24	86
Ranking points (entering)	1,148	303
Elo (entering)	1,889	1,654
Current career W-L	184–121	211–218
Current career earnings	$3,584,662	$1,829,648

Pre-match H2H

Anna Kournikova #24 1 – 0 Barbara Rittner #86

Path

Anna Kournikova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sylvia Plischke #77	5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1998	R32

Anna Kournikova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Novotna #3	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1998	QF

Barbara Rittner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nathalie Dechy #82	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1998	R32