R16 Hilton Head 1997

Monica Seles #5 def. Adriana Rikl Gersi #65

6-2 7-6

Monica Seles defeated Adriana Rikl Gersi 6-2 7-6 in the 1997 Hilton Head round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 4, 1997*
Tournament: Hilton Head
Edition: 1997
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	Monica Seles	Adriana Rikl Gersi
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 2, 1973	Jun 26, 1976
Age	23	20
Height	178 cm	166 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	5	65
Ranking points (entering)	3,231	356
Elo (entering)	2,336	1,595
Current career W-L	586–123	54–91
Current career earnings	$14,891,762	$568,774

Pre-match H2H

Monica Seles #5 0 – 0 Adriana Rikl Gersi #65

Path

Monica Seles's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shi-Ting Wang #39	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1997	R32

Monica Seles's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anke Huber #7	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 5, 1997	QF

Adriana Rikl Gersi's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Silvia Farina Elia #40	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1997	R32
Catalina Cristea #72	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1997	R64