Ai Sugiyama vs Barbara Schett — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
hard
AUT
Barbara Schett
50 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
Sugiyama A.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Schett B.
Sugiyama A.
6462
Schett B.
4641

Ai Sugiyama defeated Barbara Schett 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-22LinzR32hardAi Sugiyama3-6 7-6(1) 6-3
1997-10-12ZurichR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Schett B.

Schett B.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Schett B.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pierce M.
Farina Elia S.
6-02-0
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-17-5
Farina Elia S.
Tauziat N.
6-22-66-3
Quarter-finals
Likhovtseva E.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-26-0
Tauziat N.
Huber A.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Spirlea I.
6-44-66-3
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
R16
Sugiyama A.
Schett B.
6-44-66-4
Pierce M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
4-66-16-3
Kulikovskaya E.
Majoli I.
6-26-4
Tauziat N.
Plischke S.
6-26-4
Huber A.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-76-1
Spirlea I.
Appelmans S.
6-36-1
Farina Elia S.
Kremer A.
6-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Tatarkova E.
6-26-1
R32
Kulikovskaya E.
Grzybowska M.
1-65-1
Huber A.
Kuti Kis R.
7-56-2
Likhovtseva E.
Grande R.
6-16-1
Kremer A.
Kruger J.
6-36-3
Plischke S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Black C.
6-36-4
Spirlea I.
Oremans M.
6-36-1
Appelmans S.
Serna M.
5-76-46-0
Farina Elia S.
Nagyova H.
6-36-3
Majoli I.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-4
Tatarkova E.
Coetzer A.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Peschke K.
6-33-66-1
Schett B.
Fusai A.
6-16-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Sidot A.
6-36-1