Anke Huber vs Jana Novotna — Paris Semi-final

Paris · WTA · Semi-final
GER
Anke Huber
51 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 1997
carpet
CZE
Jana Novotna
57 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Huber A.
6-3 6-4
Novotna J.
Huber A.
662
Novotna J.
34–

Anke Huber defeated Jana Novotna 6-3 6-4 in the Paris semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jana Novotna came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Anke Huber narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Anke Huber closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardAnke Huber6-3 6-2
1998-03-19Key BiscayneR16hardJana Novotna6-2 6-2
1997-09-22LeipzigSFcarpetJana Novotna6-7 7-5 6-4

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Majoli I.
6-16-3
Huber A.
Novotna J.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Huber A.
Spirlea I.
6-46-2
Novotna J.
Pierce M.
6-16-2
Majoli I.
Basuki Y.
7-63-66-3
Hingis M.
Tauziat N.
6-36-2
R16
Pierce M.
Gersi A.
W/O
Hingis M.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-4
Huber A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-2
Spirlea I.
Rubin C.
6-36-4
Basuki Y.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-43-66-2
Majoli I.
Sidot A.
6-46-3
Tauziat N.
Habsudova K.
6-47-6
Novotna J.
Boogert K.
6-26-4
R32
Boogert K.
Testud S.
0-66-17-6
Farina Elia S.
Studenikova K.
3-66-16-3
Tauziat N.
Labat F.
6-16-2
Habsudova K.
Dechy N.
2-66-46-3
Sidot A.
Strandlund Tomsvik M.
6-26-76-1
Basuki Y.
Schett B.
6-47-5
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Nagyova H.
4-66-16-2
Spirlea I.
Likhovtseva E.
6-47-5
Rubin C.
Arendt N.
6-16-1
Appelmans S.
Maleeva M.
7-56-2
Pierce M.
Carlsson A.
6-26-3
Gersi A.
Glass A.
7-56-0