Irina Spirlea vs Sabine Appelmans — Luxembourg Round of 16
Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
hard
Spirlea I.6-3 6-1
Appelmans S.
Spirlea I.
662
Appelmans S.
31–
Irina Spirlea defeated Sabine Appelmans 6-3 6-1 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Appelmans came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Spirlea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Spirlea dropped just 4 games past Sabine Appelmans.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-20 | Luxembourg | R32 | hard | Sabine Appelmans | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1998-02-18 | Hanover | R32 | carpet | Sabine Appelmans | 4-1 RET |
| 1997-05-12 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Sabine Appelmans | 7-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 1997-03-20 | Key Biscayne | R32 | hard | Irina Spirlea | 2-6 6-2 6-3 |
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Likhovtseva E.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-26-0
Tauziat N.
Huber A.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Spirlea I.
6-44-66-3
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
R16
Sugiyama A.
Schett B.
6-44-66-4
Pierce M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
4-66-16-3
Kulikovskaya E.
Majoli I.
6-26-4
Tauziat N.
Plischke S.
6-26-4
Huber A.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-76-1
Spirlea I.
Appelmans S.
6-36-1
Farina Elia S.
Kremer A.
6-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Tatarkova E.
6-26-1
R32
Kulikovskaya E.
Grzybowska M.
1-65-1
Huber A.
Kuti Kis R.
7-56-2
Likhovtseva E.
Grande R.
6-16-1
Kremer A.
Kruger J.
6-36-3
Plischke S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Black C.
6-36-4
Spirlea I.
Oremans M.
6-36-1
Appelmans S.
Serna M.
5-76-46-0
Farina Elia S.
Nagyova H.
6-36-3
Majoli I.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-4
Tatarkova E.
Coetzer A.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Peschke K.
6-33-66-1
Schett B.
Fusai A.
6-16-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Sidot A.
6-36-1