R16 Qatar Open 2003

Dinara Safina #69 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #48

6-4 6-3

Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in the 2003 Qatar Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 14, 2003*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Country	RUS	RUS
Birth date	Apr 27, 1986	Jun 27, 1985
Age	16	17
Height	182 cm	174 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	69	48
Ranking points (entering)	517	743
Elo (entering)	1,646	1,743
Current career W-L	304–161	594–323
Current career earnings	$10,585,640	$25,816,890

Pre-match H2H

Dinara Safina #69 0 – 0 Svetlana Kuznetsova #48

Path

Dinara Safina's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Adriana Serra Zanetti #117	6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2003	R32

Dinara Safina's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anastasia Myskina #11	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 2003	QF

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francesca Schiavone #41	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2003	R32