R32 Indian Wells Open 1997

Kimberly Po Messerli def. Barbara Rittner #47

7-5 6-2

Kimberly Po Messerli defeated Barbara Rittner 7-5 6-2 in the 1997 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 13, 1997*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Kimberly Po Messerli	Barbara Rittner
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Oct 20, 1971	Apr 25, 1973
Age	25	23
Height	160 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	47
Ranking points (entering)	—	501
Elo (entering)	1,869	1,723
Current career W-L	118–133	211–218
Current career earnings	$1,926,618	$1,829,648

Pre-match H2H

Kimberly Po Messerli 0 – 0 Barbara Rittner #47

Path

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ann Grossman #65	5-7 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64

Kimberly Po Messerli's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Joe Fernandez #14	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 1997	R16

Barbara Rittner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tamarine Tanasugarn #53	5-7 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1997	R64