Kimberly Po Messerli vs Nathalie Tauziat — Canadian Open Round of 64
Canadian Open · WTA · Round of 64
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 1997
hard
Po Messerli K.6-1 7-6
Tauziat N.
Po Messerli K.
672
Tauziat N.
16–
Kimberly Po Messerli defeated Nathalie Tauziat 6-1 7-6 in the Canadian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Tauziat came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Kimberly Po Messerli claimed a first win over Nathalie Tauziat in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Po Messerli came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
0–4| 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 |
| 1997-08-04 | Manhattan Beach | R16 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
6-44-66-2
Huber A.
Coetzer A.
2-66-16-4
Fernandez M.
Maleeva M.
6-26-76-4
Seles M.
Grande R.
6-06-0
R16
Huber A.
Testud S.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Basuki Y.
6-16-4
Seles M.
Appelmans S.
6-37-5
Grande R.
Pierce M.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Serna M.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Fernandez M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Sawamatsu N.
7-56-4
R32
Maleeva M.
Lubiani F.
6-76-46-4
Seles M.
Carlsson A.
6-26-4
Appelmans S.
Fusai A.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Tanasugarn T.
6-42-66-2
Pierce M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-6
Serna M.
Saeki M.
7-64-66-3
Basuki Y.
Kijimuta N.
6-46-2
Martinez C.
Yoshida Y.
6-33-66-1
Huber A.
Labat F.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Raymond L.
6-36-3
Po Messerli K.
Capriati J.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Dechy N.
4-66-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Miller A.
6-26-1
Fernandez M.
Arendt N.
6-46-2
Sawamatsu N.
Majoli I.
7-56-76-1
R64
Labat F.
Wild L.
6-26-0
Serna M.
Kolbovic R.
6-26-2
Carlsson A.
Grossman A.
6-46-3
Saeki M.
Spirlea I.
4-66-36-2
Kijimuta N.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-42-66-3
Po Messerli K.
Tauziat N.
6-17-6
Capriati J.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Williams V.
6-11-66-1
Miller A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-62-66-3
Grande R.
Rittner B.
6-23-66-3
Arendt N.
Sukova H.
6-26-4
Fusai A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-0
Appelmans S.
Hy Boulais P.
6-36-3
Tanasugarn T.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-1
Basuki Y.
Kleinova S.
6-36-0
Fernandez M.
Kruger J.
6-47-5
Maleeva M.
Habsudova K.
6-36-3
Lubiani F.
Panova T.
6-27-6
Sawamatsu N.
Rubin C.
6-16-4
Jeyaseelan S.
Babel M.
6-47-6
Sugiyama A.
Callens E.
6-46-3
Yoshida Y.
Ellwood A.
5-76-36-1
Testud S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-56-2
Raymond L.
Glass A.
6-26-1