Irina Spirlea vs Alexandra Fusai — Strasbourg Semi-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Irina Spirlea
52 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
FRA
Alexandra Fusai
52 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spirlea I.
7-5 6-3
Fusai A.
Spirlea I.
762
Fusai A.
53–

Irina Spirlea defeated Alexandra Fusai 7-5 6-3 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Fusai came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Spirlea closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Spirlea I.
Halard Decugis J.
7-66-3
Semi-finals
Halard Decugis J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-6
Spirlea I.
Fusai A.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Nagyova H.
6-46-2
Halard Decugis J.
Coetzer A.
7-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Tauziat N.
6-46-2
R16
Tauziat N.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-53-67-6
Halard Decugis J.
Cocheteux A.
6-26-1
Coetzer A.
Li F.
7-67-5
Spirlea I.
Gersi A.
6-26-1
Nagyova H.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
3-66-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-76-2
Fusai A.
Reeves S.
6-37-6
Likhovtseva E.
Cristea C.
3-66-06-3
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Basuki Y.
6-17-6
Cristea C.
Glass A.
6-46-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-1
Tauziat N.
Miller A.
6-36-1
Cocheteux A.
Grande R.
2-66-36-2
Halard Decugis J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Li F.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Nagyova H.
De Swardt M.
3-66-46-2
Barabanschikova O.
Saeki M.
6-17-5
Fusai A.
Maruska M.
3-66-47-6
Reeves S.
Guse K.
5-77-56-1
Gersi A.
Sidot A.
7-66-76-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Wang S.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-46-3