Jana Novotna vs Ai Sugiyama — Eastbourne Quarter-final
Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 17 June 1997
grass
Novotna J.6-2 6-7 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Novotna J.
6662
Sugiyama A.
2741
Jana Novotna defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Jana Novotna came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jana Novotna extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jana Novotna closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-16 | Canadian Open | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 5-7 6-2 6-1 |
| 1997-10-27 | Kremlin Cup | F | carpet | Jana Novotna | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-10-12 | Zurich | R16 | hard | Jana Novotna | 6-0 6-7 6-2 |
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
17°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 65%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Spirlea I.
6-46-4
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Seles M.
7-57-5
Zvereva N.
Tauziat N.
6-45-76-4
Novotna J.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-76-4
R16
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Farina Elia S.
4-66-16-2
Seles M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-27-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Guse K.
7-56-0
Zvereva N.
Majoli I.
6-27-5
Spirlea I.
Sidot A.
6-46-3
Tauziat N.
Williams V.
6-35-76-4
Novotna J.
Basuki Y.
7-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-1
R32
Sugiyama A.
Siddall S.
6-25-78-6
Basuki Y.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-0
Zvereva N.
Frazier A.
7-66-0
Williams V.
Rubin C.
6-46-4
Tauziat N.
Fernandez M.
7-67-5
Spirlea I.
Gorrochategui I.
6-03-66-4
Sidot A.
Ahl L.
6-36-4
Guse K.
Wang S.
6-35-76-4
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Sukova H.
6-37-6
Po Messerli K.
Studenikova K.
0-67-66-2
Farina Elia S.
Raymond L.
7-56-4
Sawamatsu N.
Ward J.
6-27-5