QF Australian Open 1989

Helena Sukova #6 def. Martina Navratilova #2

6-2 3-6 9-7

Helena Sukova defeated Martina Navratilova 6-2 3-6 9-7 in the 1989 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 1989*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1989
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Helena Sukova	Martina Navratilova
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Feb 23, 1965	Oct 18, 1956
Age	23	32
Height	188 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	2
Ranking points (entering)	84	212
Elo (entering)	2,096	2,465
Current career W-L	581–300	1,419–228
Current career earnings	$6,391,245	$21,626,089

Pre-match H2H

Helena Sukova #6 3 – 21 Martina Navratilova #2

Path

Helena Sukova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Catherine Tanvier #61	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1989	R16
Lisa Oneill	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1989	R32
Heather Ludloff #143	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1989	R64
Julie Richardson #107	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1989	R128

Helena Sukova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Belinda Cordwell	7-6(2) 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1989	SF

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hana Mandlikova #20	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1989	R16
Jana Novotna #45	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1989	R32
Jenny Byrne #70	6-4 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1989	R64
Andrea Betzner #191	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1989	R128