R16 Italian Open 1997

Joannette Kruger #121 def. Karina Habsudova #12

6-2 6-4

Joannette Kruger defeated Karina Habsudova 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 9, 1997*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Joannette Kruger	Karina Habsudova
Country	RSA	SVK
Birth date	Sep 3, 1973	Aug 2, 1973
Age	23	23
Height	179 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	121	12
Ranking points (entering)	201	1,843
Elo (entering)	1,709	1,828
Current career W-L	147–163	172–174
Current career earnings	$1,083,908	$1,878,228

Pre-match H2H

Joannette Kruger #121 0 – 1 Karina Habsudova #12

Path

Joannette Kruger's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #14	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32
Ai Sugiyama #26	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64

Joannette Kruger's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #6	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1997	QF

Karina Habsudova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florencia Labat #43	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32