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Kimberly Po Messerli def. Ai Sugiyama#29

6-0 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1997*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Kimberly Po Messerli
Score6-0 4-6 6-3
Loser Ai Sugiyama

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldKimberly Po MesserliAi Sugiyama
Country — JPN
Birth dateOct 20, 1971Jul 5, 1975
Age2521
Height160163
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)—29
Ranking points (entering)—897
Elo (entering)1,8211,773
Career W-L118–133411–362
Career earnings$1,926,618$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Kimberly Po Messerli 1 – 0 Ai Sugiyama

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Path

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 Gala Leon Garcia 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch data

Kimberly Po Messerli's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1997R32 Rika Hiraki 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ai Sugiyama's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 Catalina Cristea 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch data