Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy — Strasbourg Round of 32
Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
Sugiyama A.1-6 6-4 6-3
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
1662
Dechy N.
6431
Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Dechy 1–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 1-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2004-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Nathalie Dechy | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Nathalie Dechy | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2003-02-03 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 7-5 |
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·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
42
Break points saved·Even
68
66
Break points won·Even
63
64
Deciding sets·Even
53
57
Tiebreaks·Even
49
46
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Nagyova H.
6-46-2
Halard Decugis J.
Coetzer A.
7-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Tauziat N.
6-46-2
R16
Tauziat N.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-53-67-6
Halard Decugis J.
Cocheteux A.
6-26-1
Coetzer A.
Li F.
7-67-5
Spirlea I.
Gersi A.
6-26-1
Nagyova H.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
3-66-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-76-2
Fusai A.
Reeves S.
6-37-6
Likhovtseva E.
Cristea C.
3-66-06-3
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Basuki Y.
6-17-6
Cristea C.
Glass A.
6-46-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-1
Tauziat N.
Miller A.
6-36-1
Cocheteux A.
Grande R.
2-66-36-2
Halard Decugis J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Li F.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Nagyova H.
De Swardt M.
3-66-46-2
Barabanschikova O.
Saeki M.
6-17-5
Fusai A.
Maruska M.
3-66-47-6
Reeves S.
Guse K.
5-77-56-1
Gersi A.
Sidot A.
7-66-76-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Wang S.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-46-3