R16 Berlin Open 1997

Sabine Appelmans #20 def. Irina Spirlea #13

7-6 2-6 6-3

Sabine Appelmans defeated Irina Spirlea 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the 1997 Berlin Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 16, 1997*
Tournament: Berlin Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Sabine Appelmans	Irina Spirlea
Country	BEL	ROU
Birth date	Apr 22, 1972	Mar 26, 1974
Age	25	23
Height	168 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	20	13
Ranking points (entering)	1,260	1,765
Elo (entering)	1,891	1,977
Current career W-L	284–205	211–150
Current career earnings	$2,041,247	$2,652,068

Pre-match H2H

Sabine Appelmans #20 2 – 1 Irina Spirlea #13

Path

Sabine Appelmans's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #15	1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1997	R32
Elena Makarova	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1997	R64

Sabine Appelmans's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Novotna #4	6-1 2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1997	QF

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tatiana Panova #110	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1997	R32