Silvia Farina Elia vs Irina Spirlea — Luxembourg Quarter-final
Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
hard
Farina Elia S.6-4 4-6 6-3
Spirlea I.
Farina Elia S.
6462
Spirlea I.
4631
Silvia Farina Elia defeated Irina Spirlea 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Spirlea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Silvia Farina Elia claimed a first win over Irina Spirlea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Silvia Farina Elia closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Irina Spirlea | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
71%
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1st serve points won·
59%
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2nd serve points won·
48%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
48%
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Break points saved·
55%
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Aces / match·
0.7
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Double faults / match·
2.5
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
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