R32 Italian Open 1997

Barbara Paulus #17 def. Adriana Rikl Gersi #57

6-1 6-3

Barbara Paulus defeated Adriana Rikl Gersi 6-1 6-3 in the 1997 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 1997*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Barbara Paulus	Adriana Rikl Gersi
Country	AUT	CZE
Birth date	Sep 1, 1970	Jun 26, 1976
Age	26	20
Height	177 cm	166 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	17	57
Ranking points (entering)	1,406	400
Elo (entering)	1,885	1,589
Current career W-L	232–140	54–91
Current career earnings	$1,294,445	$568,774

Pre-match H2H

Barbara Paulus #17 0 – 0 Adriana Rikl Gersi #57

Path

Barbara Paulus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kristina Brandi #85	3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64

Barbara Paulus's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francesca Lubiani #73	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1997	R16

Adriana Rikl Gersi's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #108	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64