Marion Maruska vs Florencia Labat — Auckland Round of 16
Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 1996
hard
Maruska M.6-7 6-0 6-3
Labat F.
Maruska M.
6662
Labat F.
7031
Marion Maruska defeated Florencia Labat 6-7 6-0 6-3 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Florencia Labat came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marion Maruska claimed a first win over Florencia Labat in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marion Maruska dropped the opening set before beating Florencia Labat 6–7 6–0 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-23 | Linz | R32 | hard | Florencia Labat | 7-5 6-0 |
| 1997-05-19 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Florencia Labat | 6-2 6-2 |
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CRain
Wind 46 km/hHumidity 92%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Pampoulova E.
Hiraki R.
6-30-66-4
Tanasugarn T.
Cacic S.
3-66-46-4
Maruska M.
Huber A.
6-42-66-2
Wiesner J.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-47-6
R16
Maruska M.
Labat F.
6-76-06-3
Huber A.
Grossman A.
6-46-2
Tanasugarn T.
Golarsa L.
6-26-3
Hiraki R.
Husarova J.
2-66-16-4
Pampoulova E.
Weingartner M.
6-26-2
Dechaume Balleret A.
Hy Boulais P.
6-16-1
Wiesner J.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-1
Cacic S.
Wild L.
6-47-5
R32
Huber A.
Lubiani F.
6-36-3
Grossman A.
De Ville S.
7-54-62-1
Wild L.
Randriantefy D.
2-66-46-3
Maruska M.
Harriman R.
6-06-2
Labat F.
Leon Garcia G.
6-46-4
Cacic S.
Gorrochategui I.
6-37-5
Golarsa L.
Lee Waters L.
6-17-6
Tanasugarn T.
Fusai A.
6-26-2
Husarova J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-26-2
Pampoulova E.
Yoshida Y.
6-12-66-4
Weingartner M.
Schett B.
6-06-4
Dechaume Balleret A.
Kschwendt K.
7-67-5
Hy Boulais P.
Watanabe J.
5-77-57-5
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Olsza A.
6-26-2
Wiesner J.
Helgeson G.
6-16-3
Hiraki R.
Monami D.
6-30-66-2