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Laurence Courtois#61 def. Joannette Kruger#27

6-3 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date Jan 19, 1996*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Laurence Courtois
Score6-3 7-6(5)
Loser Joannette Kruger

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldLaurence CourtoisJoannette Kruger
Country BEL RSA
Birth dateJan 18, 1976Sep 3, 1973
Age2022
Height172179
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6127
Ranking points (entering)2646
Elo (entering)1,6381,730
Career W-L74–93147–162
Career earnings$739,366$1,083,908
Pre-match H2H
Laurence Courtois 0 – 0 Joannette Kruger

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Path

Laurence Courtois's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1996R128 Miriam Oremans 7-6(4) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Laurence Courtois's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1996R32 Chanda Rubin 6-0 6-2LH2HMatch data

Joannette Kruger's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1996R128 Annabel Ellwood 4-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data