Sabine Appelmans vs Naoko Sawamatsu — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
BEL
Sabine Appelmans
54 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 1997
clay
JPN
Naoko Sawamatsu
53 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Appelmans S.
6-3 6-1
Sawamatsu N.
Appelmans S.
662
Sawamatsu N.
31–

Sabine Appelmans defeated Naoko Sawamatsu 6-3 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Naoko Sawamatsu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sabine Appelmans claimed a first win over Naoko Sawamatsu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-10-06FilderstadtR32hardNaoko Sawamatsu6-3 6-2

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Paulus B.
4-66-36-1
Martinez C.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Martinez C.
Kruger J.
6-06-4
Schnyder P.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-16-1
Pierce M.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-4
Paulus B.
Spirlea I.
6-46-2
R16
Martinez C.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Coetzer A.
7-67-5
Kruger J.
Habsudova K.
6-26-4
Spirlea I.
Monami D.
6-16-3
Paulus B.
Lubiani F.
6-26-1
Pierce M.
Seles M.
7-67-6
Dragomir Ilie R.
Majoli I.
4-66-46-3
R32
Martinez C.
Rubin C.
6-26-3
Pierce M.
Grossman A.
6-26-2
Seles M.
Schett B.
7-56-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Callens E.
3-66-26-0
Majoli I.
Arendt N.
7-64-66-3
Lubiani F.
Huber A.
6-26-2
Paulus B.
Gersi A.
6-16-3
Monami D.
Tauziat N.
6-76-16-2
Spirlea I.
Torrens Valero C.
7-57-6
Kruger J.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-27-5
Habsudova K.
Labat F.
6-46-3
Likhovtseva E.
Savchenko L.
6-36-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Suarez P.
6-26-2
Appelmans S.
Pizzichini G.
6-46-3
Schnyder P.
Testud S.
7-66-0
Coetzer A.
Kournikova A.
6-24-66-1
R64
Paulus B.
Brandi K.
3-66-37-5
Suarez P.
Studenikova K.
7-57-6
Dragomir Ilie R.
Canepa A.
6-36-0
Gersi A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-3
Lubiani F.
Chladkova D.
6-26-4
Arendt N.
Golarsa L.
6-36-2
Appelmans S.
Sawamatsu N.
6-36-1
Schett B.
Kleinova S.
4-66-27-5
Grossman A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Pierce M.
Cecchini S.
6-16-1
Callens E.
Ellwood A.
6-43-66-4
Tauziat N.
Sukova H.
6-46-2
Monami D.
Begerow P.
6-36-0
Torrens Valero C.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
2-66-36-3
Pizzichini G.
Fusai A.
3-66-27-5
Testud S.
Oremans M.
6-33-67-6
Schnyder P.
Basuki Y.
6-06-1
Kournikova A.
Wang S.
6-46-3
Rubin C.
Capriati J.
7-66-2
Savchenko L.
Perfetti F.
6-23-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Sidot A.
6-46-3
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Nagyova H.
6-36-4
Kruger J.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Labat F.
Barabanschikova O.
6-17-6