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Natasha Zvereva#27 def. Naoko Sawamatsu#44

6-4 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 28, 1997*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Natasha Zvereva
Score6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser Naoko Sawamatsu

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldNatasha ZverevaNaoko Sawamatsu
Country BLR JPN
Birth dateApr 16, 1971Mar 23, 1973
Age2624
Height172167
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2744
Ranking points (entering)983594
Elo (entering)1,9181,815
Career W-L388–232182–127
Career earnings$7,792,503$1,107,264
Pre-match H2H
Natasha Zvereva 2 – 1 Naoko Sawamatsu

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Path

Natasha Zvereva's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Radomira Zrubakova 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Natasha Zvereva's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1997R32 Mary Pierce 7-6 6-1LH2HMatch data

Naoko Sawamatsu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 Erika De Lone 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data