Nathalie Tauziat vs Kimberly Po Messerli — Manhattan Beach Round of 16
Manhattan Beach · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 August 1997
hard
Tauziat N.7-6 4-6 6-4
Po Messerli K.
Tauziat N.
7462
Po Messerli K.
6641
Nathalie Tauziat defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the Manhattan Beach round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nathalie Tauziat came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Nathalie Tauziat extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nathalie Tauziat edged Kimberly Po Messerli in three tight sets (7–6 4–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-05 | Filderstadt | R32 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4 6-7 6-2 |
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | R32 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1997-10-12 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-3 5-7 7-5 |
| 1997-08-11 | Canadian Open | R64 | hard | Kimberly Po Messerli | 6-1 7-6 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Frazier A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
3-66-16-3
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-36-0
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-13-66-3
R16
Hingis M.
Sidot A.
6-26-2
Tauziat N.
Po Messerli K.
7-64-66-4
Seles M.
Testud S.
6-77-66-3
Zvereva N.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-24-67-6
Davenport L.
Basuki Y.
6-16-1
Frazier A.
Coetzer A.
6-16-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Huber A.
Williams V.
7-66-4
R32
Po Messerli K.
Serna M.
7-56-1
Tauziat N.
Maleeva M.
6-47-6
Basuki Y.
Appelmans S.
3-67-66-1
Huber A.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Grossman A.
6-06-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sawamatsu N.
6-27-6
Sidot A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Rubin C.
6-46-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Kijimuta N.
7-67-5
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Panova T.
6-16-0
Sugiyama A.
Sukova H.
3-66-26-3