R16 Roland Garros 1996

Jana Novotna #8 def. Irina Spirlea #18

6-1 7-5

Jana Novotna defeated Irina Spirlea 6-1 7-5 in the 1996 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJana NovotnaIrina Spirlea
Country CZE ROU
Birth dateOct 2, 1968Mar 26, 1974
Age2722
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)818
Ranking points (entering)12573
Elo (entering)2,0581,977
Current career W-L510–201211–150
Current career earnings$11,249,284$2,652,068
Pre-match H2H
Jana Novotna #8 0 0 Irina Spirlea #18

Path

Jana Novotna's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Makarova 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Shi-Ting Wang #356-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1996R64
Ludmila Richterova #746-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128

Jana Novotna's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Monica Seles #17-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1996QF

Irina Spirlea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #106-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Silvia Farina Elia #464-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1996R64
Catherine Mothes Jobkel 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128