R16 Sydney International 1998

Barbara Paulus #23 def. Irina Spirlea #8

6-2 1-6 6-3

Barbara Paulus defeated Irina Spirlea 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the 1998 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 15, 1998*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1998
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	Barbara Paulus	Irina Spirlea
Country	AUT	ROU
Birth date	Sep 1, 1970	Mar 26, 1974
Age	27	23
Height	177 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	23	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,132	2,494
Elo (entering)	1,889	1,993
Current career W-L	232–140	211–150
Current career earnings	$1,294,445	$2,652,068

Pre-match H2H

Barbara Paulus #23 3 – 1 Irina Spirlea #8

Path

Barbara Paulus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Miriam Oremans #46	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1998	R32

Barbara Paulus's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ai Sugiyama #20	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1998	QF

Irina Spirlea's path

No prior matches in this tournament.