R16 Italian Open 1997

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 def. Sabine Appelmans #21

6-3 6-4

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario defeated Sabine Appelmans 6-3 6-4 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	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	Sabine Appelmans
Country	ESP	BEL
Birth date	Dec 18, 1971	Apr 22, 1972
Age	25	25
Height	169 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	21
Ranking points (entering)	2,780	1,210
Elo (entering)	1,988	1,880
Current career W-L	720–271	284–205
Current career earnings	$16,942,639	$2,041,247

Pre-match H2H

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 4 – 0 Sabine Appelmans #21

Path

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paola Suarez #74	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patty Schnyder #51	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1997	QF

Sabine Appelmans's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gloria Pizzichini #93	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32
Naoko Sawamatsu #39	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64