SF Italian Open 1997

Mary Pierce #15 def. Barbara Paulus #17

4-6 6-3 6-1

Mary Pierce defeated Barbara Paulus 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1997 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 10, 1997*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mary Pierce	Barbara Paulus
Country	FRA	AUT
Birth date	Jan 15, 1975	Sep 1, 1970
Age	22	26
Height	178 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	17
Ranking points (entering)	1,537	1,406
Elo (entering)	2,041	1,916
Current career W-L	465–218	232–140
Current career earnings	$9,793,119	$1,294,445

Pre-match H2H

Mary Pierce #15 0 – 1 Barbara Paulus #17

Path

Mary Pierce's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1997	QF
Monica Seles #3	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1997	R16
Ann Grossman #90	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32
Sandra Cecchini #131	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64

Mary Pierce's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #6	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1997	F

Barbara Paulus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Irina Spirlea #11	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1997	QF
Francesca Lubiani #73	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1997	R16
Adriana Rikl Gersi #57	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1997	R32
Kristina Brandi #85	3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1997	R64