Monica Seles vs Ai Sugiyama — San Diego Quarter-final

San Diego · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 1998
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Seles M.
6-4 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Seles M.
662
Sugiyama A.
43–

Monica Seles defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 6-3 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending last year's final. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 9–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

8–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-27TokyoR16hardMonica Seles7-5 5-7 6-1
2002-06-24WimbledonR32grassMonica Seles4-6 6-1 6-4
2002-03-06Indian WellsR16hardMonica Seles6-0 6-1
2001-10-01Japan OpenSFhardMonica Seles7-5 6-4
1999-09-20TokyoSFhardMonica Seles6-3 7-6
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardMonica Seles6-2 6-3
1998-11-09PhiladelphiaR16carpetMonica Seles6-3 7-5
1997-07-28San DiegoR16hardMonica Seles6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Seles M.

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
Seles M.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
44%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
5.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Seles M.
6-42-67-5
Pierce M.
Hingis M.
3-67-66-2
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Williams V.
2-67-64-0
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Kruger J.
6-16-3
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3
R16
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
6-76-26-3
Hingis M.
Zvereva N.
6-36-2
Kruger J.
Majoli I.
6-37-6
Williams V.
Rubin C.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Graf S.
6-41-67-5
Seles M.
Testud S.
7-67-5
Tauziat N.
Frazier A.
6-23-66-1
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-16-4
R32
Raymond L.
Likhovtseva E.
6-25-1
Sugiyama A.
Capriati J.
5-76-26-2
Graf S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Lucic M.
7-66-3
Majoli I.
Fusai A.
7-66-3
Kruger J.
Spirlea I.
3-66-26-4
Martinez C.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Paulus B.
6-37-5
Rubin C.
Basuki Y.
6-06-1
Frazier A.
Lee J.
7-66-2
Tauziat N.
Wang S.
7-53-66-1
Testud S.
Stevenson A.
4-66-26-0