R32 Italian Open 2002

Kim Clijsters #3 def. Elena Likhovtseva #44

6-3 6-2

Kim Clijsters defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 6-2 in the 2002 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 16, 2002*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Kim Clijsters	Elena Likhovtseva
Country	BEL	RUS
Birth date	Jun 8, 1983	Sep 8, 1975
Age	18	26
Height	174 cm	174 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	44
Ranking points (entering)	3,699	755
Elo (entering)	2,045	1,688
Current career W-L	466–128	358–340
Current career earnings	$24,545,194	$6,237,555

Pre-match H2H

Kim Clijsters #3 1 – 0 Elena Likhovtseva #44

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Kim Clijsters's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tatiana Panova #23	6-3 6-7(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 2002	R16

Elena Likhovtseva's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cara Black #48	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2002	R64