Irina Spirlea vs Mary Pierce — Cairo Quarter-final
Cairo · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 1999
clay
Spirlea I.6-4 6-2
Pierce M.
Spirlea I.
662
Pierce M.
42–
Irina Spirlea defeated Mary Pierce 6-4 6-2 in the Cairo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Irina Spirlea claimed a first win over Mary Pierce in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Spirlea dropped just 6 games past Mary Pierce.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-25 | Linz | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-01-03 | Hope Island | SF | hard | Mary Pierce | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
67%
1st serve points won·
—
69%
2nd serve points won·
—
52%
Service points won·
—
63%
Return points won·
—
44%
Break points saved·
—
59%
Aces / match·
—
3.1
Double faults / match·
—
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Gagliardi E.
Courtois L.
6-36-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Dokic J.
6-36-1
Spirlea I.
Pierce M.
6-46-2
Drake M.
Schnyder P.
6-76-26-2
R16
Gagliardi E.
Pratt N.
6-21-0
Sanchez Vicario A.
Begerow P.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Boogert K.
6-41-67-6
Drake M.
Rittner B.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Montolio A.
6-42-66-1
Dokic J.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-42-66-2
Pierce M.
Noorlander S.
6-34-67-5
Courtois L.
Smashnova A.
6-36-3
R32
Begerow P.
El Wany M.
6-06-0
Noorlander S.
Barabanschikova O.
6-22-66-3
Boogert K.
Sandu R.
6-37-5
Spirlea I.
Wang S.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Golarsa L.
6-36-3
Montolio A.
Bes Ostariz E.
6-26-2
Drake M.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Rittner B.
Gersi A.
6-27-5
Smashnova A.
Mouhtassine B.
7-64-66-3
Courtois L.
Shaughnessy M.
2-67-66-2
Pratt N.
Ramon Climent M.
6-36-3
Gagliardi E.
Zvereva N.
6-46-3
Dokic J.
Serna M.
6-16-0
Dechaume Balleret A.
Appelmans S.
2-67-66-0