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Venus Williams#24 def. Silvia Farina Elia#49

6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date Oct 31, 1997*
Tournament Kremlin Cup
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Venus Williams
Score6-4 6-0
Loser Silvia Farina Elia

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsSilvia Farina Elia
Country USA ITA
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Apr 27, 1972
Age1725
Height185172
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2449
Ranking points (entering)1,083521
Elo (entering)1,8591,730
Career W-L768–289365–309
Career earnings$43,077,000$3,688,252
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams 0 – 0 Silvia Farina Elia

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Path

Venus Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 30, 1997R32 Elena Likhovtseva 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Venus Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1997QF Jana Novotna 7-5 6-4LH2HMatch data

Silvia Farina Elia's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 30, 1997R32 Sabine Appelmans 3-6 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data