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Magdalena Maleeva #16 def. Rita Grande #56

6-3 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 1, 2003*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Magdalena Maleeva
Score6-3 2-6 6-3
Loser Rita Grande
StatMagdalena MaleevaRita Grande
Aces24
Double faults41
First serve %6261
First serve points won %5857
Second serve points won %5239
Break points saved %5068
Break points converted %3250
Service points won %5650
Return points won %5044
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMagdalena MaleevaRita Grande
Country BUL ITA
Birth dateApr 1, 1975Mar 23, 1975
Age2828
Height168177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1656
Ranking points (entering)1,557626
Elo (entering)1,7511,597
Career W-L384–272172–218
Career earnings$4,398,582$1,858,558
Pre-match H2H
Magdalena Maleeva 3 1 Rita Grande

Path

Magdalena Maleeva's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 2003R64 Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 28, 2003R128 Alicia Molik 6-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Magdalena Maleeva's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 2003R16 Kim Clijsters 6-0 2-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

Rita Grande's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 2003R64 Elena Bovina 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 28, 2003R128 Ansley Cargill 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data