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Martina Hingis #2 def. Irina Spirlea #15

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Nov 16, 1998
Tournament WTA Tour Championships
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Martina Hingis
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Irina Spirlea

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMartina HingisIrina Spirlea
Country SUI ROU
Birth dateSep 30, 1980Mar 26, 1974
Age1824
Height170175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)215
Ranking points (entering)4,8871,810
Elo (entering)2,2411,950
Career W-L515–126211–149
Career earnings$24,749,074$2,652,068
Pre-match H2H
Martina Hingis 5 0 Irina Spirlea

Path

Martina Hingis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1998QF Mary Pierce 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1998R16 Patty Schnyder 4-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Martina Hingis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1998F Lindsay Davenport 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Irina Spirlea's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1998QF Dominique Monami 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1998R16 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data