Irina Spirlea vs Anna Kournikova — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Irina Spirlea
52 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 1999
hard
RUS
Anna Kournikova
45 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spirlea I.
6-0 0-6 6-1
Kournikova A.
Spirlea I.
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Kournikova A.
0611

Irina Spirlea defeated Anna Kournikova 6-0 0-6 6-1 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kournikova came in defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Spirlea extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-02-07ParisQFcarpetAnna Kournikova4-6 6-4 6-2
1997-08-25US OpenR64hardIrina Spirlea6-1 3-6 6-3

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Pierce M.
Testud S.
7-66-1
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-3
Testud S.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Schwartz B.
3-67-54-1
Testud S.
Tauziat N.
6-33-66-3
Pierce M.
Spirlea I.
3-66-26-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Chladkova D.
6-26-0
R16
Testud S.
Kleinova S.
6-37-5
Tauziat N.
Hopmans A.
7-56-2
Pierce M.
Plischke S.
7-66-2
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Sidot A.
4-66-46-1
Spirlea I.
Kournikova A.
6-00-66-1
Chladkova D.
Schett B.
6-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Schwartz B.
Talaja S.
6-26-1
R32
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Farina Elia S.
6-11-0
Sidot A.
Huber A.
6-26-3
Kournikova A.
Black C.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Kruger J.
6-26-1
Talaja S.
Nagyova H.
6-34-66-3
Schwartz B.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-1
Testud S.
Rittner B.
7-56-2
Kleinova S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-06-3
Hopmans A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-0
Chladkova D.
Wartusch P.
6-36-2
Plischke S.
Maleeva M.
6-36-3
Spirlea I.
Kremer A.
7-66-2