R32 Berlin Open 1997

Jana Novotna #4 def. Barbara Rittner #42

6-4 2-6 7-5

Jana Novotna defeated Barbara Rittner 6-4 2-6 7-5 in the 1997 Berlin Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 15, 1997*
Tournament: Berlin 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	Jana Novotna	Barbara Rittner
Country	CZE	GER
Birth date	Oct 2, 1968	Apr 25, 1973
Age	28	24
Height	175 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	42
Ranking points (entering)	3,313	580
Elo (entering)	2,133	1,737
Current career W-L	510–201	211–218
Current career earnings	$11,249,284	$1,829,648

Pre-match H2H

Jana Novotna #4 3 – 0 Barbara Rittner #42

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
Nathalie Tauziat #22	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1997	R16

Barbara Rittner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Els Callens #48	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1997	R64