R16 Kremlin Cup 1997

Jana Novotna #2 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-0 6-2

Jana Novotna defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-0 6-2 in the 1997 Kremlin Cup round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 31, 1997*
Tournament: Kremlin Cup
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jana Novotna	Kimberly Po Messerli
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Oct 2, 1968	Oct 20, 1971
Age	29	26
Height	175 cm	160 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	—
Ranking points (entering)	3,590	—
Elo (entering)	2,141	1,794
Current career W-L	510–201	118–133
Current career earnings	$11,249,284	$1,926,618

Pre-match H2H

Jana Novotna #2 0 – 0 Kimberly Po Messerli

Path

Jana Novotna's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Jana Novotna's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Venus Williams #24	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1997	QF

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #448	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1997	R32