Barbara Paulus vs Irina Spirlea — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
Paulus B.6-2 1-6 6-3
Spirlea I.
Paulus B.
6162
Spirlea I.
2631
Barbara Paulus defeated Irina Spirlea 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Barbara Paulus came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Barbara Paulus extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Barbara Paulus closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-05 | Rome | QF | clay | Barbara Paulus | 6-4 6-2 |
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
6-26-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Zvereva N.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Paulus B.
6-17-6
Williams S.
Davenport L.
1-67-57-5
R16
Williams S.
Testud S.
7-63-0
Williams V.
Hingis M.
3-66-47-5
Davenport L.
Kournikova A.
6-26-76-3
Zvereva N.
Coetzer A.
6-76-37-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Lee J.
6-23-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Martinez C.
7-66-3
Paulus B.
Spirlea I.
6-21-66-3
Maleeva M.
Rubin C.
6-31-66-4
R32
Williams V.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-4
Lee J.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-01-1
Testud S.
Guse K.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Basuki Y.
6-43-0
Maleeva M.
Appelmans S.
6-11-66-3
Rubin C.
Huber A.
6-26-3
Paulus B.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Lubiani F.
6-17-6
Martinez C.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Habsudova K.
7-56-4
Zvereva N.
Mcquillan R.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Lucic M.
3-66-47-5