R16 Strasbourg Open 1997

Naoko Kijimuta #69 def. Ai Sugiyama #26

5-7 6-4 6-4

Naoko Kijimuta defeated Ai Sugiyama 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the 1997 Strasbourg Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 23, 1997*
Tournament
Strasbourg Open
Edition
1997
Category
Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface
Clay
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldNaoko KijimutaAi Sugiyama
Country JPN JPN
Birth dateMar 26, 1972Jul 5, 1975
Age2521
Height164 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6926
Ranking points (entering)345924
Elo (entering)1,6381,802
Current career W-L37–57416–366
Current career earnings$499,278$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Naoko Kijimuta #69 1 – 2 Ai Sugiyama #26

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Path

Naoko Kijimuta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magdalena Maleeva #257-5 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1997R32

Naoko Kijimuta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amanda Coetzer #112-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1997QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Meike Babel 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 1997R32