Ai Sugiyama vs Iva Majoli — Hanover Round of 32

Hanover · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
carpet
CRO
Iva Majoli
48 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
2-6 7-5 6-3
Majoli I.
Sugiyama A.
2762
Majoli I.
6531

Ai Sugiyama defeated Iva Majoli 2-6 7-5 6-3 in the Hanover round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Majoli came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Iva Majoli in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-03-20Key BiscayneR32hardIva Majoli6-3 3-6 6-3
1997-01-28TokyoR16hardIva Majoli7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Majoli I.

Majoli I.serving51% hold

wins 50% 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.Majoli I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
44%
26%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
55%
33%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Novotna J.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Graf S.
6-33-66-3
Novotna J.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-4
Quarter-finals
Graf S.
Schett B.
6-36-2
Novotna J.
Testud S.
6-16-4
Likhovtseva E.
Oremans M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rittner B.
6-26-1
R16
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
6-2
Williams V.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-5
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Oremans M.
Tauziat N.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-56-2
Novotna J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3
Graf S.
Sidot A.
6-16-3
Testud S.
Huber A.
6-36-3
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Nagyova H.
6-24-2
Tauziat N.
Dechy N.
6-36-76-3
Oremans M.
Loit E.
6-06-0
Testud S.
Glass A.
7-66-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Majoli I.
2-67-56-3
Huber A.
Plischke S.
7-57-6
Rittner B.
Serna M.
6-45-76-4
Sidot A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Habsudova K.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Fusai A.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Capriati J.
6-46-2