Patty Schnyder vs Ai Sugiyama — Hope Island Semi-final
Hope Island · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 3 January 1999
hard
Schnyder P.6-0 1-6 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6162
Sugiyama A.
0641
Patty Schnyder defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-0 1-6 6-4 in the Hope Island semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patty Schnyder handed Ai Sugiyama a first-set bagel in a 6–0 1–6 6–4 win.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-07-21 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-02-11 | Antwerp | R16 | hard | Patty Schnyder | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R16 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2001-01-07 | Canberra | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-0 3-6 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
58
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Even
67
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
53
Tiebreaks·Even
47
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Schnyder P.
Serna M.
6-01-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Rippner B.
6-36-3
Spirlea I.
Huber A.
6-44-66-1
R16
Dechy N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-43-67-5
Pierce M.
Gorrochategui I.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-47-5
Rippner B.
Peschke K.
6-26-1
Huber A.
Sidot A.
6-34-67-5
Spirlea I.
Smashnova A.
6-46-1
Schnyder P.
Wang S.
6-36-4
Serna M.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-4
R32
Dechy N.
Panova T.
6-12-66-2
Huber A.
De Swardt M.
6-36-2
Peschke K.
Nagyova H.
3-67-66-1
Rippner B.
Courtois L.
6-26-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Molik A.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Morariu C.
6-26-76-3
Smashnova A.
Savchenko L.
6-06-3
Spirlea I.
Mcquillan R.
7-66-3
Likhovtseva E.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Gorrochategui I.
Garbin T.
7-56-2
Serna M.
Appelmans S.
6-23-66-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Tatarkova E.
6-16-3
Wang S.
Plischke S.
6-47-6
Sidot A.
Ellwood A.
3-66-46-1