Ai Sugiyama vs Nana Smith — Gold Coast Round of 32
Ai Sugiyama defeated Nana Smith 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the Gold Coast round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Nana Smith 5–7 6–1 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSugiyama A. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Sugiyama A. leads 2–020
- Sugiyama A.January 1997Gold CoastThis matchHard5-7 6-1 6-1
- Sugiyama A.December 1996Hope IslandHard5-7 6-1 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSugiyama A.Smith N.1 783ELO1 4521 715Hard ELO1 4332–8Last 103–721Age25163 cmHeight163 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Ai Sugiyama beat Nana Smith 5-7 6-1 6-1. Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Nana Smith — Gold Coast Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/1997-01-01/smith-vs-sugiyama-gold-coast-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 1997).