Anna Kournikova vs Nathalie Tauziat — San Diego Quarter-final
San Diego · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2000
hard
Kournikova A.2-6 6-4 7-5
Tauziat N.
Kournikova A.
2672
Tauziat N.
6451
Anna Kournikova defeated Nathalie Tauziat 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Tauziat came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Anna Kournikova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Kournikova dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Tauziat 2–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-21 | Moscow | SF | hard | Anna Kournikova | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2000-02-07 | Paris | SF | carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | 7-6(6) 2-6 6-4 |
| 1999-11-01 | Leipzig | QF | carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | 7-6 7-5 |
| 1999-06-14 | Eastbourne | SF | grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4 4-6 8-6 |
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Martinez C.
6-36-0
Seles M.
Testud S.
4-66-27-65
Kournikova A.
Tauziat N.
2-66-47-5
Frazier A.
Hingis M.
6-36-3
R16
Williams V.
Coetzer A.
6-06-4
Martinez C.
Pratt N.
4-66-06-3
Testud S.
Panova T.
6-26-3
Seles M.
Tu M.
7-57-5
Tauziat N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Davenport L.
2-66-47-5
Hingis M.
Monami D.
6-27-62
Frazier A.
Dechy N.
6-33-66-1
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Capriati J.
6-46-0
Dechy N.
Sidot A.
4-66-46-2
Frazier A.
Huber A.
6-07-63
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
4-67-56-1
Pratt N.
Zuluaga F.
6-24-66-2
Martinez C.
Clijsters K.
6-36-4
Testud S.
Rubin C.
3-67-56-2
Panova T.
Schett B.
4-66-47-5
Tu M.
Dementieva E.
6-22-66-3
Kournikova A.
Stevenson A.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-64
Tauziat N.
Kremer A.
6-46-3