SF Berlin Open 1997

Mary Joe Fernandez #14 def. Jana Novotna #4

6-3 6-1

Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Jana Novotna 6-3 6-1 in the 1997 Berlin Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 17, 1997*
Tournament: Berlin Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mary Joe Fernandez	Jana Novotna
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Aug 19, 1971	Oct 2, 1968
Age	25	28
Height	176 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	4
Ranking points (entering)	1,703	3,313
Elo (entering)	2,028	2,148
Current career W-L	417–195	510–201
Current career earnings	$5,258,471	$11,249,284

Pre-match H2H

Mary Joe Fernandez #14 2 – 4 Jana Novotna #4

Path

Mary Joe Fernandez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anna Kournikova #56	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1997	QF
Sandrine Testud #25	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1997	R16
María Sánchez Lorenzo #68	6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1997	R32
Flora Perfetti #67	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1997	R64

Mary Joe Fernandez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Pierce #11	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 1997	F

Jana Novotna's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sabine Appelmans #20	1-6 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1997	QF
Nathalie Tauziat #22	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1997	R16
Barbara Rittner #42	6-4 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1997	R32