Sarah Pitkowski Malcor vs Joannette Kruger — Hope Island Round of 32
Hope Island · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 1998
hard
Pitkowski Malcor S.6-2 3-6 6-2
Kruger J.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6362
Kruger J.
2621
Sarah Pitkowski Malcor defeated Joannette Kruger 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Hope Island round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joannette Kruger came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sarah Pitkowski Malcor claimed a first win over Joannette Kruger in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sarah Pitkowski Malcor closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-23 | Oklahoma | SF | hard | Joannette Kruger | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-01-11 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Joannette Kruger | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
68%
1st serve points won·
—
41%
2nd serve points won·
—
13%
Service points won·
—
32%
Return points won·
—
46%
Break points saved·
—
33%
Aces / match·
—
0.0
Double faults / match·
—
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Vento M.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
4-0
Plischke S.
De Swardt M.
7-66-4
Wang S.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-35-76-3
Sugiyama A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-07-5
R16
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Morariu C.
6-46-2
Vento M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Grzybowska M.
7-66-4
Wang S.
Mcquillan R.
1-66-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Barclay C.
7-66-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Chladkova D.
6-17-5
Plischke S.
Schnyder P.
6-76-46-4
De Swardt M.
Kandarr J.
6-42-66-1
R32
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Kruger J.
6-23-66-2
Chladkova D.
Endo M.
7-62-67-6
Grzybowska M.
Lee J.
5-76-37-5
Mcquillan R.
Guse K.
6-16-1
Wang S.
Sidot A.
3-66-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
7-56-2
Barclay C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-57-6
Vento M.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Barabanschikova O.
2-66-16-1
Kandarr J.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-46-3
De Swardt M.
Courtois L.
5-76-47-5
Morariu C.
Pratt N.
7-56-2
Plischke S.
Kunce K.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Grande R.
6-46-4