Mary Joe Fernandez vs Naoko Kijimuta — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
USA
Mary Joe Fernandez
55 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 1997 ·
hard
JPN
Naoko Kijimuta
54 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Joe Fernandez M.
6-2 6-3
Kijimuta N.
Joe Fernandez M.
662
Kijimuta N.
230

Mary Joe Fernandez defeated Naoko Kijimuta 6-2 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naoko Kijimuta came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mary Joe Fernandez had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw