Anna Kournikova vs Mary Joe Fernandez — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Anna Kournikova
45 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 July 1999
hard
USA
Mary Joe Fernandez
54 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kournikova A.
6-4 6-4
Fernandez M.
Kournikova A.
662
Fernandez M.
44–

Anna Kournikova defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6-4 6-4 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Joe Fernandez came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Anna Kournikova claimed a first win over Mary Joe Fernandez in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Kournikova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-05-10BerlinR64grassMary Joe Fernandez6-7 6-4 7-6
1997-05-12BerlinQFgrassMary Joe Fernandez6-1 6-4

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Williams V.
7-66-2
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-06-4
Williams V.
Coetzer A.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
6-16-3
Frazier A.
Kremer A.
7-56-0
Coetzer A.
Testud S.
2-67-56-2
Davenport L.
Morariu C.
6-36-3
R16
Williams V.
Srebotnik K.
6-17-6
Kremer A.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-4
Frazier A.
Schett B.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Capriati J.
7-56-2
Davenport L.
Rubin C.
6-36-76-3
Testud S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
4-66-27-5
Kournikova A.
Fernandez M.
6-46-4
R32
Kremer A.
Monami D.
6-01-0
Schnyder P.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Testud S.
Majoli I.
6-16-1
Zuluaga F.
Tanasugarn T.
3-66-46-3
Frazier A.
Huber A.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Martinez C.
5-76-46-4
Morariu C.
Sidot A.
6-16-4
Rubin C.
Spirlea I.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Black C.
3-66-16-2
Kournikova A.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Fernandez M.
Drake M.
6-26-2
Srebotnik K.
Chi J.
6-36-1