Irina Spirlea vs Natalia ZverevaHamburg Round of 32

Hamburg · WTA · Round of 32
52 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Sunday, 30 April 2000
clay
55 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spirlea I.
6-2 6-3
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
662
Zvereva N.
23

Irina Spirlea defeated Natalia Zvereva 6-2 6-3 in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Zvereva came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Irina Spirlea claimed a first win over Natalia Zvereva in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-03-20MiamiR64hardNatalia Zvereva6-3 6-4
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardNatalia Zvereva6-4 6-7 7-5
1998-03-05Indian WellsR16hardNatalia Zvereva6-3 7-5
1997-08-04Manhattan BeachR32hardNatalia Zvereva6-4 6-3
1997-07-28San DiegoR16hardNatalia Zvereva6-2 6-0

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast