R16 Sydney International 1997

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 def. Kimberly Po Messerli

6-2 6-4

Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 10, 1997*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1997
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mary Joe Fernandez	Kimberly Po Messerli
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 19, 1971	Oct 20, 1971
Age	25	25
Height	176 cm	160 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	17	—
Ranking points (entering)	1,212	—
Elo (entering)	1,947	1,827
Current career W-L	417–195	118–133
Current career earnings	$5,258,471	$1,926,618

Pre-match H2H

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 1 – 2 Kimberly Po Messerli

Path

Mary Joe Fernandez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #14	6-1 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32

Mary Joe Fernandez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Iva Majoli #8	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	QF

Kimberly Po Messerli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Judith Wiesner #13	6-2 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32