Ai Sugiyama vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Kremlin Cup Quarter-final

Kremlin Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 October 1997
carpet
ESP
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
54 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-1 7-6
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sugiyama A.
672
Sanchez Vicario A.
16–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-1 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-3 6-2
2001-05-07BerlinR32grassArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-3 6-3
1998-08-10Manhattan BeachR16hardArantxa Sanchez Vicario4-6 6-4 6-4
1998-01-19Australian OpenR16hardArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-2 6-4
1997-11-10PhiladelphiaR16carpetArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-1 7-6
1997-08-04Manhattan BeachR16hardArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-3 7-5
1997-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Sanchez Vicario A.
1st 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.

Draw

Final
Novotna J.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Novotna J.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Sugiyama A.
Monami D.
6-24-66-3
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Williams V.
7-56-4
Monami D.
Spirlea I.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Testud S.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-17-6
R16
Testud S.
Habsudova K.
6-23-67-6
Sugiyama A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-47-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Makarova E.
6-36-0
Monami D.
Sukova H.
6-27-6
Spirlea I.
Savchenko L.
6-47-6
Novotna J.
Po Messerli K.
6-06-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-0
Martinez C.
Schnyder P.
7-52-66-1
R32
Makarova E.
Basuki Y.
5-4
Po Messerli K.
Williams S.
6-37-6
Monami D.
Huber A.
5-76-46-3
Sukova H.
Lucic M.
6-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Zvereva N.
6-47-6
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Paulus B.
7-56-3
Testud S.
Kruger J.
6-37-6
Habsudova K.
Maleeva M.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Farina Elia S.
Appelmans S.
3-67-66-1
Williams V.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-3
Savchenko L.
Labat F.
3-66-36-1