Ai Sugiyama vs Kimberly Po Messerli — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 1997
hard
Sugiyama A.5-7 6-4 6-1
Po Messerli K.
Sugiyama A.
5662
Po Messerli K.
7411
Ai Sugiyama defeated Kimberly Po Messerli 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Po Messerli came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Kimberly Po Messerli 5–7 6–4 6–1.
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 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Kimberly Po Messerli | 6-0 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
64%
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1st serve points won·
60%
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2nd serve points won·
44%
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Service points won·
54%
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Return points won·
45%
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Break points saved·
55%
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Aces / match·
1.1
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Double faults / match·
5.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%
Draw
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-15-76-2
Graf S.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-17-5
Frazier A.
Ellwood A.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Po Messerli K.
5-76-46-1
Seles M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-36-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Basuki Y.
1-67-66-4
Quarter-finals
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-06-1
Huber A.
Davenport L.
6-34-66-2
Graf S.
Majoli I.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Morariu C.
7-66-2
Frazier A.
Sawamatsu N.
7-67-6
Ellwood A.
Lee J.
6-16-4
Po Messerli K.
Wang S.
4-66-36-3
Seles M.
Zvereva N.
6-16-0
Basuki Y.
Po Messerli K.
7-56-3
Sawamatsu N.
Martinez C.
7-66-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Li F.
6-37-5
R16
Coetzer A.
Spirlea I.
6-42-66-4
Graf S.
Raymond L.
6-36-2
Majoli I.
Sugiyama A.
7-57-5
Martinez C.
Boogert K.
7-61-66-3
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Sawamatsu N.
7-67-5
Davenport L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Huber A.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Pizzichini G.
6-16-0
Ellwood A.
Hiraki R.
6-03-66-4
Lee J.
Saeki M.
6-36-1
Sawamatsu N.
Endo M.
6-14-66-4
Frazier A.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-3
Po Messerli K.
Watanabe J.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Tu M.
6-26-2
Morariu C.
Kijimuta N.
6-47-6
Wang S.
Kschwendt K.
6-26-4
Zvereva N.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Sawamatsu N.
Endo M.
3-66-46-2
Basuki Y.
Saeki M.
6-76-46-2
Po Messerli K.
Hiraki R.
3-67-66-3
Li F.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Asagoe S.
6-06-0
Seles M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-4
Martinez C.
Wang S.
6-16-3
R32
Pizzichini G.
Hiraki R.
7-64-67-6
Sawamatsu N.
Nagyova H.
4-66-36-3
Majoli I.
Varmuza L.
6-47-5
Boogert K.
Kijimuta N.
6-24-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
7-66-76-4
Tanasugarn T.
Zvereva N.
6-26-1
Raymond L.
Noorlander S.
7-56-77-5
Po Messerli K.
Studenikova K.
6-46-1
Davenport L.
Wang S.
6-16-2
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Dragomir Ilie R.
5-76-46-2
Spirlea I.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
Coetzer A.
Basuki Y.
6-46-1
Yoshida Y.
Glass A.
6-14-1
Endo M.
Smith N.
6-06-2
Lee J.
Miyauchi M.
4-66-36-3
Watanabe J.
Vaidyanathan N.
7-54-66-0
Kschwendt K.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-1
Hiraki R.
Grande R.
6-15-76-3
Wang S.
Inoue H.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Helgeson G.
6-37-5
Tu M.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Park S.
6-36-2
Kijimuta N.
Kim E.
6-36-2
Sawamatsu N.
Chi J.
6-36-4
Saeki M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Frazier A.
Hosoki Y.
6-16-2
Li F.
Serna M.
7-57-5
Hiraki R.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-0
Asagoe S.
Rubin C.
6-46-3
Basuki Y.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
7-57-6
Sawamatsu N.
Nagyova H.
2-66-46-1
Zvereva N.
Halard Decugis J.
4-66-36-2
Endo M.
Torrens Valero C.
6-47-5
Wang S.
Kijimuta N.
4-66-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Ellwood A.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Maleeva M.
0-66-46-2
Saeki M.
Inoue H.
6-46-4