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Natasha Zvereva#23 def. Naoko Sawamatsu#30

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 8, 1998*
Tournament Indian Wells
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Natasha Zvereva
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Naoko Sawamatsu

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldNatasha ZverevaNaoko Sawamatsu
Country BLR JPN
Birth dateApr 16, 1971Mar 23, 1973
Age2624
Height172167
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2330
Ranking points (entering)1,230772
Elo (entering)1,8941,835
Career W-L388–232182–127
Career earnings$7,792,503$1,107,264
Pre-match H2H
Natasha Zvereva 3 – 1 Naoko Sawamatsu

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Path

Natasha Zvereva's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 7, 1998R64 Sonya Jeyaseelan 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Natasha Zvereva's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 1998R16 Irina Spirlea 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Naoko Sawamatsu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 7, 1998R64 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data