Alicia Molik vs Akiko Gunji — Kugayama 3 10K Semi-final

Kugayama 3 10K · WTA · Semi-final
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 September 1998
hard
JPN
Akiko Gunji
48 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Molik A.
6-2 6-3
Gunji A.
Molik A.
662
Gunji A.
23–

Alicia Molik defeated Akiko Gunji 6-2 6-3 in the Kugayama 3 10K semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Akiko Gunji came in defending last year's round of 32, but Alicia Molik had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Molik A.Gunji A.
1st serve in·
61%
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1st serve points won·
66%
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2nd serve points won·
46%
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Service points won·
58%
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Return points won·
39%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
5.4
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Double faults / match·
2.9
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Kawamata R.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kawamata R.
Wongkamalasai O.
6-26-1
Molik A.
Gunji A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Wongkamalasai O.
Kinjo S.
4-66-26-2
Molik A.
Yazawa K.
6-16-1
Gunji A.
Sasano Y.
3-66-16-4
Kawamata R.
Kuki M.
6-46-3
R16
Sasano Y.
Takase A.
2-66-36-4
Molik A.
Tong K.
6-36-2
Kawamata R.
Okamoto S.
6-32-66-4
Wongkamalasai O.
Hsu H.
6-46-1
Kinjo S.
Kurioka S.
3-67-66-4
Kuki M.
Taguchi K.
6-06-2
Gunji A.
Van Rooyen L.
7-57-6
Yazawa K.
Kinebuchi A.
7-66-2
R32
Yazawa K.
Murren P.
6-46-3
Kinebuchi A.
Maruse R.
6-36-4
Tong K.
Matsuda S.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Horvath B.
6-46-0
Gunji A.
Stephens S.
6-46-4
Van Rooyen L.
Weng T.
3-66-26-2
Kuki M.
Aoyama K.
6-16-2
Taguchi K.
Tameishi K.
6-26-2
Okamoto S.
Nishimata Y.
7-66-4
Kawamata R.
Yamagishi Y.
6-16-2
Kinjo S.
Umehara S.
7-66-2
Kurioka S.
Nagano C.
6-26-3
Wongkamalasai O.
Narvaez A.
6-32-66-1
Hsu H.
Kitamura Y.
4-66-26-4
Takase A.
Honda S.
6-36-2
Sasano Y.
Stewart B.
6-36-4