Venus Williams vs Ai Sugiyama — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
Williams V.6-1 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Williams V.
672
Sugiyama A.
16–
Venus Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-6 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–0.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
6–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-30 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-10-14 | Linz | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1999-02-15 | Hanover | R16 | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 1997-03-07 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
54
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Clear edge
83
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
6-26-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Zvereva N.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Paulus B.
6-17-6
Williams S.
Davenport L.
1-67-57-5
R16
Williams S.
Testud S.
7-63-0
Williams V.
Hingis M.
3-66-47-5
Davenport L.
Kournikova A.
6-26-76-3
Zvereva N.
Coetzer A.
6-76-37-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Lee J.
6-23-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Martinez C.
7-66-3
Paulus B.
Spirlea I.
6-21-66-3
Maleeva M.
Rubin C.
6-31-66-4
R32
Williams V.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-4
Lee J.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-01-1
Testud S.
Guse K.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Basuki Y.
6-43-0
Maleeva M.
Appelmans S.
6-11-66-3
Rubin C.
Huber A.
6-26-3
Paulus B.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Lubiani F.
6-17-6
Martinez C.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Habsudova K.
7-56-4
Zvereva N.
Mcquillan R.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Lucic M.
3-66-47-5