Irina Spirlea #8 def. Monica Seles #5

6-4 7-6

Irina Spirlea defeated Monica Seles 6-4 7-6 in the 1997 Philadelphia quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Nov 15, 1997*
Tournament
Philadelphia
Edition
1997
Category
Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Carpet
Round
QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldIrina SpirleaMonica Seles
Country ROU USA
Birth dateMar 26, 1974Dec 2, 1973
Age2323
Height175 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)85
Ranking points (entering)2,2443,161
Elo (entering)1,9512,231
Current career W-L211–150586–123
Current career earnings$2,652,068$14,891,762
Pre-match H2H
Irina Spirlea #8 1 – 5 Monica Seles #5

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Path

Irina Spirlea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Vento-Kabchi #536-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 1997R16
Venus Williams #256-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 1997R32

Irina Spirlea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lindsay Davenport #32-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataNov 15, 1997SF

Monica Seles's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #164-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 1997R16