Anke Huber vs Anna KournikovaManhattan Beach Round of 32

Manhattan Beach · WTA · Round of 32
51 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 4 August 1997
hard
45 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Huber A.
6-0 6-1
Kournikova A.
Huber A.
662
Kournikova A.
01

Anke Huber defeated Anna Kournikova 6-0 6-1 in the Manhattan Beach round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kournikova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Anke Huber had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Anke Huber narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-02-02TokyoR32hardAnna Kournikova7-6 6-0
1998-02-18HanoverQFcarpetAnna Kournikova6-4 3-6 6-4
1998-02-09ParisR16carpetAnke Huber6-2 1-6 6-4
1997-06-23WimbledonR32grassAnna Kournikova3-6 6-4 6-4
1997-03-07Indian WellsR32hardAnke Huber3-6 6-2 6-2