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Ai Sugiyama#27 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jun 21, 1997*
Tournament Eastbourne
Category WTA 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ai Sugiyama
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Kimberly Po Messerli

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldAi SugiyamaKimberly Po Messerli
Country JPN —
Birth dateJul 5, 1975Oct 20, 1971
Age2125
Height163160
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)27—
Ranking points (entering)920—
Elo (entering)1,7791,844
Career W-L411–362118–133
Career earnings$8,128,126$1,926,618
Pre-match H2H
Ai Sugiyama 1 – 2 Kimberly Po Messerli

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Path

Ai Sugiyama's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1997R32 Shirli Ann Siddall 6-2 5-7 8-6WH2HMatch data

Ai Sugiyama's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 22, 1997QF Jana Novotna 6-2 6-7 6-4LH2HMatch data

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1997R32 Katarina Studenikova 0-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data