Naoko Sawamatsu vs Sabine Appelmans — Filderstadt Round of 32
Filderstadt · WTA · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 1997
hard
Sawamatsu N.6-3 6-2
Appelmans S.
Sawamatsu N.
662
Appelmans S.
32–
Naoko Sawamatsu defeated Sabine Appelmans 6-3 6-2 in the Filderstadt round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Appelmans came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Naoko Sawamatsu claimed a first win over Sabine Appelmans in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Naoko Sawamatsu dropped just 5 games past Sabine Appelmans.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-05 | Rome | R64 | clay | Sabine Appelmans | 6-3 6-1 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Spirlea I.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-56-4
Hingis M.
Maleeva M.
6-26-3
Coetzer A.
Schnyder P.
6-27-5
Raymond L.
Sawamatsu N.
6-26-3
R16
Raymond L.
Novotna J.
3-66-46-4
Sawamatsu N.
Fernandez M.
6-20-66-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Davenport L.
6-47-6
Spirlea I.
Habsudova K.
6-26-0
Coetzer A.
Kournikova A.
3-66-36-4
Schnyder P.
Majoli I.
6-26-2
Maleeva M.
Grande R.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Zvereva N.
4-66-16-4
R32
Schnyder P.
Sukova H.
7-66-2
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-2
Kournikova A.
Schett B.
6-37-6
Sawamatsu N.
Appelmans S.
6-36-2
Fernandez M.
Huber A.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Sidot A.
6-76-46-3
Grande R.
Testud S.
7-66-3
Zvereva N.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Sanchez Vicario A.
Wiesner J.
6-27-5
Habsudova K.
Capriati J.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-0
Coetzer A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
7-66-3