Ai Sugiyama vs Mary Pierce — San Diego Round of 32
San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 1999
hard
Sugiyama A.6-3 4-6 6-1
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
6462
Pierce M.
3611
Ai Sugiyama defeated Mary Pierce 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's final. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.
Head to head
5–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-23 | Linz | R32 | hard | Mary Pierce | 7-6(3) 7-6(5) |
| 2005-08-01 | San Diego | F | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-06-17 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-04-01 | Sarasota | R32 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-10-18 | Kremlin Cup | R16 | carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | R16 | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1998-10-26 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-10-20 | Kremlin Cup | R32 | carpet | Mary Pierce | 5-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 1997-03-01 | Fed Cup WG1 QF: JPN vs FRA | RR | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-7(7) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pierce M.
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%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Huber A.
7-57-5
Coetzer A.
Frazier A.
7-56-1
Williams V.
Testud S.
7-56-1
Hingis M.
Monami D.
6-26-4
R16
Frazier A.
Graf S.
4-67-52-1
Hingis M.
Rubin C.
7-56-3
Huber A.
Schett B.
5-76-46-3
Williams V.
Zvereva N.
7-56-1
Testud S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-27-5
Coetzer A.
Kournikova A.
6-01-66-1
Monami D.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-4
Davenport L.
Spirlea I.
6-06-2
R32
Rubin C.
Halard Decugis J.
7-66-2
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
6-76-16-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-21-66-4
Testud S.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
Zvereva N.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-1
Huber A.
Tauziat N.
6-36-1
Monami D.
Drake M.
6-37-5
Spirlea I.
Plischke S.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Pierce M.
6-34-66-1
Frazier A.
Schnyder P.
6-47-6
Kournikova A.
Tu M.
6-27-6
Schett B.
Martinez C.
6-46-3