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Irina Spirlea#10 def. Virginia Ruano Pascual#36

6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date May 7, 1998*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Irina Spirlea
Score6-3 7-6
Loser Virginia Ruano Pascual

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldIrina SpirleaVirginia Ruano Pascual
Country ROU ESP
Birth dateMar 26, 1974Sep 21, 1973
Age2424
Height175169
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1036
Ranking points (entering)2,217718
Elo (entering)1,9311,791
Career W-L211–149199–235
Career earnings$2,652,068$6,076,081
Pre-match H2H
Irina Spirlea 2 – 0 Virginia Ruano Pascual

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Path

Irina Spirlea's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1998R64 Julie Halard-Decugis 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Irina Spirlea's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1998R16 Martina Hingis 6-1 6-2LH2HMatch data

Virginia Ruano Pascual's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1998R64 Gala Leon Garcia 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data