R16 Italian Open 1997

Mary Pierce #15 def. Monica Seles #3

7-6 7-6

Mary Pierce defeated Monica Seles 7-6 7-6 in the 1997 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 9, 1997*
Tournament: Italian 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	Mary Pierce	Monica Seles
Country	FRA	USA
Birth date	Jan 15, 1975	Dec 2, 1973
Age	22	23
Height	178 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	3
Ranking points (entering)	1,537	3,517
Elo (entering)	2,004	2,330
Current career W-L	465–218	586–123
Current career earnings	$9,793,119	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Mary Pierce #15 0 – 3 Monica Seles #3

Path

Mary Pierce's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ann Grossman #90	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32
Sandra Cecchini #131	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64

Mary Pierce's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1997	QF

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Schett #34	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32