Lea Ghirardi vs Jolene Watanabe — Phoenix 50K Round of 32
Lea Ghirardi defeated Jolene Watanabe 7-6 6-3 in the Phoenix 50K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jolene Watanabe came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Lea Ghirardi claimed a first win over Jolene Watanabe in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lea Ghirardi closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedGhirardi L. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Watanabe J. leads 2–112
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Watanabe J. leads 1–0
- Ghirardi L.March 1998Phoenix 50KThis matchHard7-6 6-3
- Watanabe J.March 1998Woodlands 25KHard2-6 7-5 6-0
- Watanabe J.May 1995Roland GarrosClay6-1 3-6 6-4
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchGhirardi L.Watanabe J.1 479ELO1 4561 497Hard ELO1 4715–5Last 101–924Age29RightPlaysRight
Cite this
Lea Ghirardi beat Jolene Watanabe 7-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Lea Ghirardi vs Jolene Watanabe — Phoenix 50K Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-03-31/ghirardi-vs-watanabe-phoenix-50k-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 31 March 1998).