Mary Joe Fernandez vs Kimberly Po Messerli — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Mary Joe Fernandez
54 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 1997
hard
USA
Kimberly Po Messerli
54 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fernandez M.
6-2 6-4
Po Messerli K.
Fernandez M.
662
Po Messerli K.
24–

Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mary Joe Fernandez came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mary Joe Fernandez extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-03-07Indian WellsR16hardMary Joe Fernandez6-2 6-3

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Capriati J.
6-15-76-1
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Fernandez M.
6-36-2
Capriati J.
Davenport L.
2-66-46-2
Quarter-finals
Hingis M.
Basuki Y.
7-66-1
Davenport L.
Sawamatsu N.
6-36-76-1
Capriati J.
Frazier A.
6-46-1
Fernandez M.
Majoli I.
7-56-4
R16
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-36-4
Capriati J.
Simpson R.
6-36-2
Frazier A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Appelmans S.
6-33-66-1
Basuki Y.
Pierce M.
6-46-4
Majoli I.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-1
Fernandez M.
Po Messerli K.
6-26-4
Sawamatsu N.
Mcquillan R.
7-56-3
R32
Pierce M.
Spirlea I.
6-34-66-4
Sawamatsu N.
Tu M.
7-56-3
Frazier A.
Dopfer S.
6-26-3
Capriati J.
Rubin C.
6-34-66-3
Simpson R.
Habsudova K.
6-47-5
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-0
Mcquillan R.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-46-76-4
Fernandez M.
Coetzer A.
6-13-66-2
Po Messerli K.
Wiesner J.
6-23-66-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Zvereva N.
6-06-0
Basuki Y.
Bradtke N.
6-33-66-0
Appelmans S.
Kandarr J.
6-06-1