QF US Open 1997

Irina Spirlea #12 def. Monica Seles #2

6-7 7-6 6-3

Irina Spirlea defeated Monica Seles 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the 1997 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 4, 1997*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Irina Spirlea	Monica Seles
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Mar 26, 1974	Dec 2, 1973
Age	23	23
Height	175 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	12	2
Ranking points (entering)	1,828	3,778
Elo (entering)	1,946	2,270
Current career W-L	211–150	586–123
Current career earnings	$2,652,068	$14,891,762

Pre-match H2H

Irina Spirlea #12 0 – 5 Monica Seles #2

Path

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #5	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1997	R16
Lilia Osterloh #240	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1997	R32
Anna Kournikova #26	6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1997	R64
Amy Frazier #37	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1997	R128

Irina Spirlea's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Venus Williams #66	6-7 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1997	SF

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Pierce #10	1-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1997	R16
Miriam Oremans #59	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1997	R32
Tara Snyder #159	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1997	R64
Kristie Boogert #84	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1997	R128