Irina Spirlea vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Indian Wells Semi-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 7 March 1997 ·
hard
Spirlea I.4-6 6-3 6-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Spirlea I.
4662
Sanchez Vicario A.
6331
Irina Spirlea defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Irina Spirlea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Spirlea dropped the opening set before beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1999-04-19 | Cairo | F | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-1 6-0 |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Irina Spirlea | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1997-10-06 | Filderstadt | QF | hard | Irina Spirlea | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-06-17 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-4 6-4 |
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast