R16 Leipzig 1997

Jana Novotna #2 def. Joannette Kruger #38

6-0 6-4

Jana Novotna defeated Joannette Kruger 6-0 6-4 in the 1997 Leipzig round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 26, 1997*
Tournament: Leipzig
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Jana Novotna	Joannette Kruger
Country	CZE	RSA
Birth date	Oct 2, 1968	Sep 3, 1973
Age	28	24
Height	175 cm	179 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	38
Ranking points (entering)	3,577	742
Elo (entering)	2,160	1,794
Current career W-L	510–201	147–163
Current career earnings	$11,249,284	$1,083,908

Pre-match H2H

Jana Novotna #2 1 – 0 Joannette Kruger #38

Path

Jana Novotna's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Jana Novotna's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandra Kleinova #71	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1997	QF

Joannette Kruger's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Els Callens #62	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997	R32