Ai Sugiyama vs Alexandra Fusai — Berlin Round of 32

Berlin · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 1998
grass
FRA
Alexandra Fusai
52 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-4 6-3
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
662
Fusai A.
43–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Alexandra Fusai 6-4 6-3 in the Berlin round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Fusai came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Alexandra Fusai in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-05-18StrasbourgQFclayAlexandra Fusai6-2 6-2
1998-05-04RomeR64clayAlexandra Fusai7-6 6-0
1998-03-30Hilton HeadR64clayAlexandra Fusai2-6 7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Fusai A.
1st 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
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Martinez C.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Novotna J.
7-55-76-4
Martinez C.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Spirlea I.
6-35-76-3
Kournikova A.
Hingis M.
6-37-6
Martinez C.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Paulus B.
6-46-2
R16
Spirlea I.
Morariu C.
W/O
Martinez C.
Testud S.
4-67-56-2
Paulus B.
Cacic S.
3-66-36-3
Novotna J.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Coetzer A.
4-66-26-3
Kournikova A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Majoli I.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Davenport L.
6-26-4
R32
Paulus B.
Pierce M.
4-67-63-1
Hingis M.
Farina Elia S.
6-07-5
Sugiyama A.
Fusai A.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Nagyova H.
6-34-66-1
Mauresmo A.
Labat F.
7-57-5
Cacic S.
Li F.
6-46-4
Novotna J.
Schett B.
1-67-67-6
Testud S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-0
Martinez C.
Serna M.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-1
Morariu C.
Raymond L.
7-51-66-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Glass A.
6-04-66-1
Kournikova A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Tanasugarn T.
3-66-16-3
Majoli I.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-0
R64
Morariu C.
Grande R.
6-46-2
Raymond L.
Kandarr J.
6-36-3
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Schnyder P.
2-67-66-3
Labat F.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-2
Serna M.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-36-2
Nagyova H.
Appelmans S.
2-66-37-5
Kournikova A.
Bobkova R.
6-26-1
Majoli I.
Sidot A.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Capriati J.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Woehr J.
6-36-4
Mauresmo A.
Monami D.
3-66-47-5
Li F.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Paulus B.
Rubin C.
6-46-2
Schett B.
Miller A.
6-26-2
Farina Elia S.
Sawamatsu N.
6-36-2
Grzybowska M.
Schreiber S.
4-67-56-1
Halard Decugis J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
2-66-37-6
Cacic S.
Tauziat N.
7-56-4
Testud S.
Zvereva N.
4-66-47-5
Sugiyama A.
Habsudova K.
6-06-2
Fusai A.
Perfetti F.
7-57-5
Glass A.
Mcquillan R.
6-10-67-6
Vento Kabchi M.
Basuki Y.
6-46-3
Likhovtseva E.
Lee J.
7-56-4