Tatiana Panova defeated Lenka Cenkova 6-0 6-2 in the Samara 50K final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lenka Cenkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tatiana Panova claimed a first win over Lenka Cenkova in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Panova T. took it in straight sets.
Hard: Panova T. leads 1–0 · Grass: Cenkova L. leads 1–0
Tatiana Panova beat Lenka Cenkova 6-0 6-2. Umpiry, "Tatiana Panova vs Lenka Cenkova — Samara 50K Final", https://umpiry.com/match/1997-09-08/cenkova-vs-panova-samara-50k-f?utm_source=cite (as of 8 September 1997).