Mary Joe Fernandez vs Rita Grande — US Open Round of 64
US Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 1997 ·
hard
Joe Fernandez M.4-6 6-2 6-2
Grande R.
Joe Fernandez M.
4662
Grande R.
6221
Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Rita Grande 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in defending last year's round of 16, but Mary Joe Fernandez had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Joe Fernandez dropped the opening set before beating Rita Grande 4–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
69%
1st serve points won·
—
62%
2nd serve points won·
—
42%
Service points won·
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56%
Return points won·
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43%
Break points saved·
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58%
Aces / match·
—
1.6
Double faults / match·
—
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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