Mary Pierce vs Irina Spirlea — Linz Quarter-final
Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 1999
hard
Pierce M.3-6 6-2 6-3
Spirlea I.
Pierce M.
3662
Spirlea I.
6231
Mary Pierce defeated Irina Spirlea 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Mary Pierce extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce dropped the opening set before beating Irina Spirlea 3–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-19 | Cairo | QF | clay | Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-2 |
| 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%
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1st serve points won·
69%
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2nd serve points won·
52%
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Service points won·
63%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
59%
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Aces / match·
3.1
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Double faults / match·
1.6
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 77%
Draw
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