Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Irina Spirlea — Cairo Final
Cairo · WTA · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 1999
clay
Sanchez Vicario A.6-1 6-0
Spirlea I.
Sanchez Vicario A.
662
Spirlea I.
10–
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario defeated Irina Spirlea 6-1 6-0 in the Cairo final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Spirlea came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario handed Irina Spirlea a second-set bagel in a 6–1 6–0 win.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Irina Spirlea | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1997-10-06 | Filderstadt | QF | hard | Irina Spirlea | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997-06-17 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-03-07 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Irina Spirlea | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
Draw
Final
Sanchez Vicario A.
Spirlea I.
6-16-0
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