Alicia Molik vs Keiko Taguchi — Kugayama 1 10K Round of 16

Kugayama 1 10K · WTA · Round of 16
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 September 1998
hard
JPN
Keiko Taguchi
47 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Molik A.
6-3 6-2
Taguchi K.
Molik A.
662
Taguchi K.
32–

Alicia Molik defeated Keiko Taguchi 6-3 6-2 in the Kugayama 1 10K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Keiko Taguchi came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Molik A.Taguchi K.
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.
Sasano Y.
3-66-06-1
Semi-finals
Molik A.
Stewart B.
6-36-4
Sasano Y.
Van Rooyen L.
6-37-6
Quarter-finals
Stewart B.
Wongkamalasai O.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Takase A.
6-06-1
Sasano Y.
Okamoto S.
6-16-3
Van Rooyen L.
Gunji A.
6-36-3
R16
Molik A.
Taguchi K.
6-36-2
Sasano Y.
Hsu H.
6-36-2
Wongkamalasai O.
Kinebuchi A.
6-47-5
Stewart B.
Wang I.
6-46-2
Takase A.
Weng T.
4-66-26-2
Gunji A.
Iijima K.
6-36-2
Van Rooyen L.
Umehara S.
6-22-66-4
Okamoto S.
Kawamata R.
6-26-1
R32
Molik A.
Chen Y.
7-52-0
Kawamata R.
Kurioka S.
6-11-0
Takase A.
Tippins N.
6-16-0
Sasano Y.
Murren P.
6-23-67-6
Okamoto S.
Tong K.
6-06-2
Van Rooyen L.
Nakajima C.
6-37-6
Umehara S.
Yazawa K.
0-66-26-1
Iijima K.
Nagano C.
6-36-3
Gunji A.
Stephens S.
3-66-46-2
Wongkamalasai O.
Maruse R.
6-37-5
Kinebuchi A.
Aoyama K.
6-46-2
Taguchi K.
Katsumi S.
6-77-56-2
Wang I.
Tezuka R.
6-36-2
Stewart B.
Honda S.
6-36-1
Weng T.
Kuki M.
6-06-76-4
Hsu H.
Kinjo S.
6-46-1