R16 Eastbourne Open 1997

Ai Sugiyama #27 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-3 6-1

Ai Sugiyama defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 6-1 in the 1997 Eastbourne Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 1997*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1997
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Ai Sugiyama	Kimberly Po Messerli
Country	JPN	USA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1975	Oct 20, 1971
Age	21	25
Height	163 cm	160 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	27	—
Ranking points (entering)	920	—
Elo (entering)	1,783	1,845
Current career W-L	416–366	118–133
Current career earnings	$8,128,126	$1,926,618

Pre-match H2H

Ai Sugiyama #27 1 – 2 Kimberly Po Messerli

Path

Ai Sugiyama's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shirli Ann Siddall	6-2 5-7 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R32

Ai Sugiyama's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Novotna #4	2-6 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1997	QF

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Katarina Studenikova #39	0-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1997	R32