Pavlina Nola defeated Catalina Cristea 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Seattle 50K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Catalina Cristea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pavlina Nola claimed a first win over Catalina Cristea in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Nola P. came through in three sets.
Hard: Nola P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Cristea C. leads 1–0
Pavlina Nola beat Catalina Cristea 4-6 6-3 6-4. Umpiry, "Pavlina Nola vs Catalina Cristea — Seattle 50K Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-09-21/cristea-vs-nola-seattle-50k-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 September 1998).