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Ai Sugiyama#20 def. María Sánchez Lorenzo#54

4-6 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 21, 1998*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Ai Sugiyama
Score4-6 6-1 6-3
Loser María Sánchez Lorenzo

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldAi SugiyamaMaría Sánchez Lorenzo
Country JPN ESP
Birth dateJul 5, 1975Nov 7, 1977
Age2220
Height163171
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2054
Ranking points (entering)1,367484
Elo (entering)1,9001,596
Career W-L411–362127–180
Career earnings$8,128,126$1,268,365
Pre-match H2H
Ai Sugiyama 0 1 María Sánchez Lorenzo

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