Kimberly Po Messerli vs Ai Sugiyama — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 1997
hard
Po Messerli K.6-0 4-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Po Messerli K.
6462
Sugiyama A.
0631
Kimberly Po Messerli defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Kimberly Po Messerli had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Kimberly Po Messerli narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Po Messerli handed Ai Sugiyama a first-set bagel in a 6–0 4–6 6–3 win.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-21 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Kimberly Po Messerli | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-06-17 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-04-14 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 5-7 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
64%
1st serve points won·
—
60%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
54%
Return points won·
—
45%
Break points saved·
—
55%
Aces / match·
—
1.1
Double faults / match·
—
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 30%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Fernandez M.
Monami D.
7-54-0
Pierce M.
Appelmans S.
1-66-46-4
Hingis M.
Spirlea I.
7-56-2
Coetzer A.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-1
R16
Appelmans S.
Martinez C.
2-67-56-1
Po Messerli K.
Davenport L.
7-6136-4
Hingis M.
Dragomir Ilie R.
7-666-1
Coetzer A.
Graf S.
6-27-5
Spirlea I.
Habsudova K.
6-46-4
Pierce M.
Huber A.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Rubin C.
7-56-4
Fernandez M.
Schnyder P.
4-66-46-1
R32
Appelmans S.
Boogert K.
6-13-0
Coetzer A.
Serna M.
6-36-2
Graf S.
Gorrochategui I.
7-56-3
Habsudova K.
Wang S.
6-37-65
Dragomir Ilie R.
Brandi K.
6-16-1
Pierce M.
Kochta M.
6-06-2
Huber A.
Zvereva N.
7-56-0
Hingis M.
Schett B.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Grzybowska M.
7-646-1
Fernandez M.
Nagyova H.
6-26-1
Rubin C.
Kleinova S.
6-16-3
Martinez C.
Carlsson A.
6-06-1
Davenport L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-0
Po Messerli K.
Hiraki R.
6-26-2
Monami D.
Sanchez Vicario A.
1-66-48-6
R64
Appelmans S.
Grossman A.
6-46-1
Schett B.
Fusai A.
2-67-57-5
Brandi K.
Van Lottum N.
6-01-66-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
De Ville S.
1-0
Kleinova S.
Sidot A.
6-44-68-6
Huber A.
Lubiani F.
4-66-26-0
Zvereva N.
Probst W.
7-656-3
Kochta M.
Ellwood A.
6-04-66-1
Pierce M.
Medvedeva N.
6-26-2
Habsudova K.
Bradtke N.
6-36-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-636-1
Spirlea I.
Kruger J.
6-16-1
Monami D.
Yoshida Y.
4-67-56-3
Rubin C.
Testud S.
6-26-1
Fernandez M.
Basuki Y.
7-56-4
Nagyova H.
Labat F.
6-36-2
Grzybowska M.
Tu M.
6-46-736-1
Schnyder P.
Endo M.
6-06-4
Hingis M.
Raymond L.
6-46-2
Wang S.
Watanabe J.
7-56-3
Farina Elia S.
Suarez P.
6-46-1
Boogert K.
Grande R.
6-37-5
Carlsson A.
Hy Boulais P.
2-66-36-0
Martinez C.
Gersi A.
6-27-66
Davenport L.
Perfetti F.
6-27-5
Tanasugarn T.
Taylor J.
6-46-3
Po Messerli K.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-66-3
Hiraki R.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
0-66-16-4
Coetzer A.
Kandarr J.
6-27-64
Serna M.
Lee Waters L.
7-57-62
Gorrochategui I.
Fernandez G.
7-57-63
Graf S.
Savchenko L.
7-56-2
R128
Tu M.
Cenkova L.
3-66-26-3
Fernandez M.
Golarsa L.
6-24-66-2
Basuki Y.
Sawamatsu N.
6-34-1
Kruger J.
Randriantefy D.
6-32-66-2
Ellwood A.
Mcneil L.
6-36-2
Graf S.
Husarova J.
5-1
Schett B.
Smith N.
7-687-66
Brandi K.
Begerow P.
6-16-1
Van Lottum N.
Hack S.
4-66-36-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Torrens Valero C.
6-03-66-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Wiesner J.
4-66-310-8
Habsudova K.
Talaja S.
6-16-2
Bradtke N.
Morariu C.
6-36-2
Wang S.
Wild L.
6-36-1
Watanabe J.
Capriati J.
6-23-66-4
Farina Elia S.
Olsza A.
6-36-2
Suarez P.
Kschwendt K.
7-696-3
Spirlea I.
Kijimuta N.
6-26-4
Huber A.
Frazier A.
0-66-27-5
Lubiani F.
Mcquillan R.
6-27-64
Probst W.
Cacic S.
6-42-67-5
Zvereva N.
Feber N.
7-696-1
Kochta M.
Werdel Witmeyer M.
4-67-646-0
Medvedeva N.
Chen L.
6-23-66-3
Pierce M.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-26-4
Appelmans S.
Sukova H.
6-26-2
Grossman A.
Miller A.
7-56-2
Grande R.
Montolio A.
6-26-4
Boogert K.
Arendt N.
3-66-36-4
Hy Boulais P.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-02-66-4
Carlsson A.
Langrova P.
6-36-2
Gersi A.
Dopfer S.
7-676-2
Martinez C.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
4-66-16-1
Perfetti F.
Studenikova K.
6-47-61
Tanasugarn T.
Makarova E.
6-31-66-4
Taylor J.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-54-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Cristea C.
7-636-4
Po Messerli K.
Leon Garcia G.
4-67-646-2
Hiraki R.
Richterova L.
6-42-66-4
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Park S.
6-22-66-2
Coetzer A.
Kournikova A.
6-26-2
Kandarr J.
Nagatsuka K.
6-33-66-3
Serna M.
Saeki M.
6-36-767-5
Lee Waters L.
Mulej B.
2-66-36-2
Fernandez G.
Callens E.
6-46-3
Gorrochategui I.
Stewart B.
6-26-1
Savchenko L.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-726-0
Schnyder P.
Majoli I.
7-56-1
Endo M.
Kunce K.
7-56-1
Hingis M.
Rittner B.
6-17-5
Raymond L.
Drake Brockman S.
6-26-2
Nagyova H.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-63
Monami D.
Fulco B.
6-06-3
De Ville S.
Chladkova D.
6-36-728-6
Sanchez Vicario A.
Pizzichini G.
6-46-4
Fusai A.
Helgeson G.
6-26-2
Yoshida Y.
Adams K.
7-56-3
Sidot A.
Jecmenica T.
5-77-56-4
Labat F.
Kremer A.
7-54-66-2
Kleinova S.
Whitlinger Jones T.
7-6126-1
Testud S.
Pampoulova E.
6-36-1
Rubin C.
Zrubakova R.
7-626-3
Grzybowska M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
4-66-36-1