Ai Sugiyama vs Tara Snyder — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 5 March 1998
hard
USA
Tara Snyder
49 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-1 4-6 6-1
Snyder T.
Sugiyama A.
6462
Snyder T.
1611

Ai Sugiyama defeated Tara Snyder 6-1 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-11-03ChicagoR32carpetAi Sugiyama6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Snyder T.

Snyder T.serving54% hold

wins 52% 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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Snyder T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
42%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
44%
29%
Service points won·Clear edge
54%
38%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Dominant
55%
0%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Davenport L.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Graf S.
6-44-64-2
Hingis M.
Williams V.
6-07-6
Quarter-finals
Graf S.
Zvereva N.
6-36-0
Hingis M.
Martinez C.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Kruger J.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Cacic S.
6-17-5
R16
Martinez C.
Kournikova A.
6-36-4
Hingis M.
Babel M.
6-26-0
Cacic S.
Testud S.
4-67-67-6
Graf S.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-1
Davenport L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Monami D.
6-46-1
Kruger J.
Coetzer A.
2-66-46-4
R32
Spirlea I.
Li F.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-1
Monami D.
Paulus B.
6-46-0
Kruger J.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Coetzer A.
Miller A.
6-36-3
Martinez C.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-77-56-3
Kournikova A.
Rubin C.
3-66-27-6
Babel M.
Labat F.
4-66-16-4
Hingis M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-36-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Panova T.
5-76-06-0
Testud S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-31-66-4
Cacic S.
Tauziat N.
1-66-27-5
Graf S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-1
Sugiyama A.
Snyder T.
6-14-66-1
Zvereva N.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-3
R64
Sugiyama A.
Guse K.
6-36-3
Kournikova A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
3-66-46-0
Babel M.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-76-37-6
Labat F.
Savchenko L.
6-23-66-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Fusai A.
6-46-3
Snyder T.
Osterloh L.
7-56-0
Tanasugarn T.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-14-67-5
Cacic S.
Cristea C.
6-16-1
Halard Decugis J.
Carlsson A.
6-06-2
Testud S.
Serna M.
6-44-67-5
Dragomir Ilie R.
Black C.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Kleinova S.
6-06-2
Panova T.
Boogert K.
1-66-46-1
Sawamatsu N.
Lucic M.
6-24-66-3
Li F.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-1
Frazier A.
Lubiani F.
6-46-1
Monami D.
Morariu C.
6-16-3
Paulus B.
Basuki Y.
6-41-67-5
Kruger J.
Mcquillan R.
6-01-67-5
Schett B.
Grande R.
6-76-37-6
Zvereva N.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-26-4
Miller A.
Taylor S.
6-16-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Kunce K.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-37-6