Ai Sugiyama vs Magdalena Maleeva — Hope Island Round of 32

Hope Island · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 1998
hard
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Sugiyama A.
7-5 6-2
Maleeva M.
Sugiyama A.
762
Maleeva M.
52–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Magdalena Maleeva 7-5 6-2 in the Hope Island round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
2004-02-03TokyoQFhardMagdalena Maleeva6-1 6-1
2004-01-05Gold CoastQFhardAi Sugiyama4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2003-08-04Los AngelesQFhardAi Sugiyama6-2 4-6 6-2
2003-03-05Indian WellsR32hardAi Sugiyama6-4 6-3
2002-05-13RomeR32clayAi Sugiyama7-6(3) 7-5
2001-10-22LinzR16hardMagdalena Maleeva1-6 6-3 6-1
2000-01-17Australian OpenR128hardAi Sugiyama7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Maleeva M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Maleeva M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Sugiyama A.
Vento M.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Vento M.
Plischke S.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Wang S.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Vento M.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
4-0
Plischke S.
De Swardt M.
7-66-4
Wang S.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-35-76-3
Sugiyama A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-07-5
R16
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Morariu C.
6-46-2
Vento M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Grzybowska M.
7-66-4
Wang S.
Mcquillan R.
1-66-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Barclay C.
7-66-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Chladkova D.
6-17-5
Plischke S.
Schnyder P.
6-76-46-4
De Swardt M.
Kandarr J.
6-42-66-1
R32
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Kruger J.
6-23-66-2
Chladkova D.
Endo M.
7-62-67-6
Grzybowska M.
Lee J.
5-76-37-5
Mcquillan R.
Guse K.
6-16-1
Wang S.
Sidot A.
3-66-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
7-56-2
Barclay C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-57-6
Vento M.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Barabanschikova O.
2-66-16-1
Kandarr J.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-46-3
De Swardt M.
Courtois L.
5-76-47-5
Morariu C.
Pratt N.
7-56-2
Plischke S.
Kunce K.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Grande R.
6-46-4