H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Joannette Kruger vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 1-4

Irina Spirlea holds a 4–1 lead over Joannette Kruger in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Joannette Kruger won the 1998 San Diego third round 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 52 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 6, 1998* San Diego WTA 500 R32 Hard Joannette Kruger #26 3-6 6-2 6-4 Irina Spirlea #10 Match data
Feb 7, 1998* Tokyo WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Irina Spirlea #10 6-1 6-2 Joannette Kruger #26 Match data
Jan 17, 1997* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Irina Spirlea #10 6-1 6-1 Joannette Kruger #137 Match data
Jun 28, 1995* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Irina Spirlea #31 6-2 3-6 6-4 Joannette Kruger #41 Match data
May 6, 1994* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Irina Spirlea #58 4-6 6-3 6-1 Joannette Kruger #95 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,879 147 162 47.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Joannette Kruger Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,575 0 0 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0
20 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,638 0 0 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,725 0 1 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2
22 1996 7–12 36.8% #126 1,646 0 1 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3
23 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,791 0 2 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,721 0 2 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4
25 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,650 0 2 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4
26 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,659 0 2 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2 — — — — — — —