R16 Indian Wells Open 1997

Mary Joe Fernandez #14 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-2 6-3

Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 15, 1997*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mary Joe Fernandez	Kimberly Po Messerli
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 19, 1971	Oct 20, 1971
Age	25	25
Height	176 cm	160 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	—
Ranking points (entering)	1,542	—
Elo (entering)	1,998	1,879
Current career W-L	417–195	118–133
Current career earnings	$5,258,471	$1,926,618

Pre-match H2H

Mary Joe Fernandez #14 2 – 2 Kimberly Po Messerli

Path

Mary Joe Fernandez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Larisa Savchenko #59	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32

Mary Joe Fernandez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #5	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 1997	QF

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Rittner #47	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1997	R32
Ann Grossman #65	5-7 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64