Irina Spirlea vs Nathalie Tauziat — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 7 March 1997 ·
hard
Spirlea I.6-4 6-2
Tauziat N.
Spirlea I.
662
Tauziat N.
420
Irina Spirlea defeated Nathalie Tauziat 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Tauziat came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Spirlea claimed a first win over Nathalie Tauziat in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Spirlea dropped just 6 games past Nathalie Tauziat.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-11-02 | Leipzig | SF | carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast