Nathalie Tauziat vs Irina Spirlea — Leipzig Semi-final
Leipzig · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 November 1998
carpet
Tauziat N.2-6 6-3 6-2
Spirlea I.
Tauziat N.
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Spirlea I.
6321
Nathalie Tauziat defeated Irina Spirlea 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Leipzig semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Spirlea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nathalie Tauziat claimed a first win over Irina Spirlea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nathalie Tauziat dropped the opening set before beating Irina Spirlea 2–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-07 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-2 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Tauziat N.
Huber A.
6-36-4
Graf S.
Sidot A.
7-56-3
Monami D.
Zvereva N.
6-33-66-2
Spirlea I.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-1
R16
Graf S.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3
Tauziat N.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-1
Sidot A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-14-66-2
Huber A.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Spirlea I.
Serna M.
7-66-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Coetzer A.
6-37-6
Zvereva N.
Plischke S.
6-16-76-4
Monami D.
Majoli I.
6-46-4
R32
Sugiyama A.
Kloesel S.
6-46-3
Majoli I.
Black C.
6-46-1
Plischke S.
Morariu C.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Nagyova H.
7-56-3
Coetzer A.
Tatarkova E.
6-44-66-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Rittner B.
6-36-4
Serna M.
Grande R.
6-26-1
Huber A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-2
Schett B.
Fusai A.
6-16-2
Likhovtseva E.
Appelmans S.
6-17-5
Sidot A.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-3
Graf S.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3