Paola Suarez vs Raluca Sandu — Madrid Round of 32
Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 18 May 1999
clay
Suarez P.6-4 3-6 6-1
Sandu R.
Suarez P.
6362
Sandu R.
4611
Paola Suarez defeated Raluca Sandu 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Raluca Sandu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Paola Suarez claimed a first win over Raluca Sandu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Paola Suarez came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-27 | Bol | R16 | clay | Raluca Sandu | 6-2 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
64%
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1st serve points won·
62%
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2nd serve points won·
47%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
48%
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Break points saved·
59%
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Aces / match·
1.3
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Double faults / match·
5.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
12°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-2
Davenport L.
Smashnova A.
6-16-3
Frazier A.
Farina Elia S.
7-63-66-4
Suarez P.
Serna M.
6-46-2
R16
Serna M.
Andres Rodriguez R.
6-33-66-4
Suarez P.
Schnyder P.
6-26-0
Davenport L.
Leon Garcia G.
2-66-36-1
Smashnova A.
Pratt N.
6-06-1
Farina Elia S.
Grande R.
6-26-4
Frazier A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-26-2
Gagliardi E.
Snyder T.
6-76-16-1
Rubin C.
Weingartner M.
6-16-4
R32
Farina Elia S.
Talaja S.
6-46-4
Suarez P.
Sandu R.
6-43-66-1
Andres Rodriguez R.
Riera Roura G.
6-06-2
Serna M.
Rodriguez C.
6-36-1
Rubin C.
Rippner B.
6-46-2
Weingartner M.
Brandi K.
5-76-46-2
Gagliardi E.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-0
Snyder T.
Ruano Pascual V.
3-66-46-4
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-32-67-5
Barabanschikova O.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Marrero M.
6-27-6
Smashnova A.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-3
Pratt N.
Kuti Kis R.
6-47-5
Leon Garcia G.
Chi J.
6-16-0