Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy — Canadian Open Round of 64

Canadian Open · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 1998
hard
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-6 7-5
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
772
Dechy N.
65–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 7-6 7-5 in the Canadian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama1-6 6-1 6-3
2004-01-12SydneyR32hardNathalie Dechy6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2003-06-16EastbourneR16grassNathalie Dechy6-1 7-5
2003-02-03ParisR32carpetAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
1998-05-18StrasbourgR32clayAi Sugiyama1-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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. About

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Dechy N.
1st 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 pressure
Sugiyama A.Dechy N.
Clutch 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

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Novotna J.
4-67-66-2
Seles M.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Martinez C.
6-36-4
Novotna J.
Serna M.
2-66-16-1
Hingis M.
Testud S.
7-63-66-4
Seles M.
Huber A.
6-36-4
R16
Sanchez Vicario A.
Tauziat N.
3-66-16-2
Martinez C.
Kournikova A.
6-06-3
Huber A.
Coetzer A.
7-57-6
Seles M.
Basuki Y.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-0
Novotna J.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-4
Testud S.
Spirlea I.
7-64-66-1
Serna M.
Graf S.
6-46-4
R32
Tauziat N.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Plischke S.
6-46-1
Sugiyama A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-0
Testud S.
Majoli I.
6-76-46-1
Spirlea I.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-77-66-0
Seles M.
Snyder T.
6-26-1
Basuki Y.
Monami D.
7-56-3
Huber A.
Labat F.
6-26-4
Coetzer A.
Li F.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Frazier A.
7-66-4
Kournikova A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
4-66-26-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Habsudova K.
0-67-56-2
Graf S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-1
Serna M.
Morariu C.
7-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Fernandez M.
7-56-3
Novotna J.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-2
R64
Testud S.
Mcquillan R.
6-16-3
Majoli I.
Paulus B.
6-36-1
Jeyaseelan S.
Pratt N.
7-56-3
Snyder T.
Miller A.
7-56-2
Basuki Y.
Wang S.
6-36-1
Monami D.
Nejedly J.
6-46-2
Labat F.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Huber A.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Li F.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-37-5
Frazier A.
Halard Decugis J.
6-05-77-6
Likhovtseva E.
Oremans M.
6-46-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Sidot A.
6-37-6
Kournikova A.
Fusai A.
6-26-4
Tauziat N.
Cacic S.
4-66-46-2
Po Messerli K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-17-6
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
7-67-5
Vento Kabchi M.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-4
Habsudova K.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Peschke K.
5-76-46-2
Serna M.
Smashnova A.
1-67-56-2
Morariu C.
Raymond L.
7-61-66-2
Fernandez M.
Pierce M.
6-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Schett B.
7-56-76-1
Plischke S.
Grande R.
6-16-1