Elena Likhovtseva vs Ai Sugiyama — Hope Island Final
Hope Island · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 1996
hard
Likhovtseva E.3-6 7-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
3762
Sugiyama A.
6631
Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ai Sugiyama 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Hope Island final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Elena Likhovtseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Likhovtseva dropped the opening set before beating Ai Sugiyama 3–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2005-10-24 | Linz | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 4-6 7-5 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | R32 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1999-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
48
42
Break points saved·Even
67
68
Break points won·Even
61
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
53
Tiebreaks·
—
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Final
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
3-67-66-3
Quarter-finals
Likhovtseva E.
Mcquillan R.
3-66-37-6
Sugiyama A.
Appelmans S.
6-23-67-6
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Serna M.
6-16-4
Sidot A.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
R16
Carlsson A.
Paulus B.
5-0
Serna M.
Ellwood A.
6-36-4
Sidot A.
Kandarr J.
6-46-4
Appelmans S.
Dechy N.
5-77-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Grande R.
6-76-26-3
Mcquillan R.
Rittner B.
7-56-4
Likhovtseva E.
Cristea C.
6-36-4
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Oremans M.
7-66-0
R32
Sidot A.
Studenikova K.
6-4
Mcquillan R.
Wang S.
6-76-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Smith N.
5-76-16-1
Grande R.
Kijimuta N.
6-26-1
Dechy N.
Callens E.
6-46-2
Oremans M.
Werdel Witmeyer M.
4-66-46-4
Cristea C.
Sukova H.
6-46-4
Serna M.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-47-6
Likhovtseva E.
Suarez P.
6-17-5
Ellwood A.
Hack S.
7-56-2
Carlsson A.
Miller A.
7-66-3
Kandarr J.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Appelmans S.
Testud S.
6-46-4
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-4