QF Australian Open 1997

Mary Pierce #22 def. Sabine Appelmans #18

1-6 6-4 6-4

Mary Pierce defeated Sabine Appelmans 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1997 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mary Pierce	Sabine Appelmans
Country	FRA	BEL
Birth date	Jan 15, 1975	Apr 22, 1972
Age	22	24
Height	178 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	22	18
Ranking points (entering)	982	1,174
Elo (entering)	1,929	1,889
Current career W-L	465–218	284–205
Current career earnings	$9,793,119	$2,041,247

Pre-match H2H

Mary Pierce #22 2 – 0 Sabine Appelmans #18

Path

Mary Pierce's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anke Huber #7	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Marketa Kochta #182	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Natalia Medvedeva #93	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Elena Likhovtseva #16	3-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Mary Pierce's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #14	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1997	SF

Sabine Appelmans's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #5	2-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Kristie Boogert #54	6-1 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Ann Grossman #74	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Helena Sukova #35	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128