R16 Hilton Head 1996

Irina Spirlea #23 def. Gabriela Sabatini #6

6-4 6-2

Irina Spirlea defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Hilton Head round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 5, 1996*
Tournament: Hilton Head
Edition: 1996
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	Irina Spirlea	Gabriela Sabatini
Country	ROU	ARG
Birth date	Mar 26, 1974	May 16, 1970
Age	22	25
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	23	6
Ranking points (entering)	54	139
Elo (entering)	1,848	2,036
Current career W-L	211–150	613–184
Current career earnings	$2,652,068	$8,785,850

Pre-match H2H

Irina Spirlea #23 1 – 2 Gabriela Sabatini #6

Path

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie	3-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1996	R32

Irina Spirlea's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Paulus #24	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 6, 1996	QF

Gabriela Sabatini's path

No prior matches in this tournament.