R64 Australian Open 1997

Steffi Graf #1 def. Larisa Savchenko #61

7-5 6-2

Steffi Graf defeated Larisa Savchenko 7-5 6-2 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steffi Graf	Larisa Savchenko
Country	GER	URS
Birth date	Jun 14, 1969	Jul 21, 1966
Age	27	30
Height	176 cm	169 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	61
Ranking points (entering)	4,649	363
Elo (entering)	2,475	1,657
Current career W-L	876–110	240–241
Current career earnings	$21,895,277	$4,083,936

Pre-match H2H

Steffi Graf #1 5 – 0 Larisa Savchenko #61

Path

Steffi Graf's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janette Husarova #79	5-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Steffi Graf's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ines Gorrochategui #98	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32

Larisa Savchenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Evie Dominikovic #347	6-2 6-7(2) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128