R16 Hamburg Open 2000

Venus Williams #3 def. Irina Spirlea #53

6-7(4) 6-2 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Irina Spirlea 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 in the 2000 Hamburg Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 4, 2000*
Tournament: Hamburg Open
Edition: 2000
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Irina Spirlea
Country	USA	ROU
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Mar 26, 1974
Age	19	26
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	53
Ranking points (entering)	2,943	605
Elo (entering)	2,248	1,740
Current career W-L	782–299	211–150
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$2,652,068

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #3 2 – 1 Irina Spirlea #53

Path

Venus Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #18	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2000	QF

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Natasha Zvereva #33	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2000	R32