R16 Cardiff 1996

Naoko Kijimuta #58 def. Meilen Tu #134

6-1 6-2

Naoko Kijimuta defeated Meilen Tu 6-1 6-2 in the 1996 Cardiff round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 18, 1996*
Tournament: Cardiff
Edition: 1996
Category: Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Naoko Kijimuta	Meilen Tu
Country	JPN	USA
Birth date	Mar 26, 1972	Jan 17, 1978
Age	24	18
Height	164 cm	163 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	58	134
Ranking points (entering)	25	11
Elo (entering)	1,631	1,535
Current career W-L	37–57	103–163
Current career earnings	$499,278	$1,590,412

Pre-match H2H

Naoko Kijimuta #58 0 – 0 Meilen Tu #134

Path

Naoko Kijimuta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petra Schwarz #123	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1996	R32

Naoko Kijimuta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Henrieta Nagyova #93	6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	May 19, 1996	QF

Meilen Tu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Claire Taylor #349	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1996	R32