R16 Hope Island 1997

Ai Sugiyama #28 def. Rita Grande #71

6-7 6-2 6-3

Ai Sugiyama defeated Rita Grande 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Hope Island round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 3, 1997*
Tournament
Hope Island
Edition
1997
Category
Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldAi SugiyamaRita Grande
Country JPN ITA
Birth dateJul 5, 1975Mar 23, 1975
Age2121
Height163 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2871
Ranking points (entering)814327
Elo (entering)1,7601,636
Current career W-L416–366173–220
Current career earnings$8,128,126$1,858,558
Pre-match H2H
Ai Sugiyama #28 0 – 1 Rita Grande #71

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Path

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nana Smith #705-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 2, 1997R32

Ai Sugiyama's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sabine Appelmans #216-2 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1997QF

Rita Grande's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naoko Kijimuta #456-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 2, 1997R32