QF WTA Finals 1997

Irina Spirlea #9 def. Mary Joe Fernandez #11

5-7 6-2 7-5

Irina Spirlea defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the 1997 WTA Finals quarterfinal on carpet courts on November 17, 1997.

Match Information

Date: Nov 17, 1997
Tournament: WTA Finals
Edition: 1997
Category: WTA Finals
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Irina Spirlea	Mary Joe Fernandez
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Mar 26, 1974	Aug 19, 1971
Age	23	26
Height	175 cm	176 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	11
Ranking points (entering)	2,415	1,942
Elo (entering)	1,985	2,007
Current career W-L	211–150	417–195
Current career earnings	$2,652,068	$5,258,471

Pre-match H2H

Irina Spirlea #9 3 – 0 Mary Joe Fernandez #11

Path

Irina Spirlea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandrine Testud #13	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 17, 1997	R16

Irina Spirlea's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Novotna #3	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 17, 1997	SF

Mary Joe Fernandez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lindsay Davenport #2	2-6 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 17, 1997	R16