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Joannette Kruger#27 def. Sonya Jeyaseelan#97

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 23, 1998*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Joannette Kruger
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Sonya Jeyaseelan

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJoannette KrugerSonya Jeyaseelan
Country RSA CAN
Birth dateSep 3, 1973Apr 24, 1976
Age2421
Height179157
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2797
Ranking points (entering)972268
Elo (entering)1,7921,497
Career W-L147–16233–69
Career earnings$1,083,908$730,722
Pre-match H2H
Joannette Kruger 0 – 0 Sonya Jeyaseelan

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Path

Joannette Kruger's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Angelica Gavaldon 6-0 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Joannette Kruger's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1998R32 Anke Huber 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2LH2HMatch data

Sonya Jeyaseelan's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Sung-Hee Park 6-7(2) 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data