Monica Seles vs Ai Sugiyama — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 September 1999
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Seles M.
6-3 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Seles M.
672
Sugiyama A.
36–

Monica Seles defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 7-6 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending the title. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 9–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Seles closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

8–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-27TokyoR16hardMonica Seles7-5 5-7 6-1
2002-06-24WimbledonR32grassMonica Seles4-6 6-1 6-4
2002-03-06Indian WellsR16hardMonica Seles6-0 6-1
2001-10-01Japan OpenSFhardMonica Seles7-5 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardMonica Seles6-2 6-3
1998-11-09PhiladelphiaR16carpetMonica Seles6-3 7-5
1998-08-03San DiegoQFhardMonica Seles6-4 6-3
1997-07-28San DiegoR16hardMonica Seles6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Seles M.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
44%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-26-1
Frazier A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Seles M.
7-57-6
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Novotna J.
6-36-4
Coetzer A.
Seles M.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Chi J.
7-66-3
Frazier A.
Morariu C.
6-45-76-3
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-6
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Zvereva N.
7-5
Hingis M.
Graf S.
3-66-26-4
Seles M.
Kournikova A.
7-56-3
Coetzer A.
Davenport L.
2-66-46-3
Chi J.
Kleinova S.
6-23-0
Sugiyama A.
Lee J.
6-46-0
Frazier A.
Tu M.
5-76-46-4
Morariu C.
Wang S.
6-76-36-4
Seles M.
Martinez C.
6-26-0
Sugiyama A.
Halard Decugis J.
6-27-5
Frazier A.
Coetzer A.
6-06-4
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-1
R16
Kournikova A.
Black C.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Fernandez M.
6-46-4
Seles M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-3
Zvereva N.
Raymond L.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Callens E.
2-66-17-5
Novotna J.
De Swardt M.
6-26-2
Hingis M.
Sugiyama A.
3-66-16-2
Graf S.
Likhovtseva E.
4-67-66-2
Kleinova S.
Po Messerli K.
7-54-66-3
Wang S.
Yoshida Y.
6-16-4
Lee J.
Watanabe J.
7-66-3
Sugiyama A.
Nemeckova L.
6-46-1
Tu M.
Asagoe S.
2-66-36-3
Morariu C.
Washington M.
6-26-0
Chi J.
De Beer S.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Guse K.
7-66-0
Mauresmo A.
Asagoe S.
6-27-5
Seles M.
Vavrinec M.
6-16-0
Davenport L.
Smashnova A.
6-06-1
Coetzer A.
Drake M.
4-66-36-4
Frazier A.
Yoshida Y.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Chi J.
6-26-4
Halard Decugis J.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Martinez C.
Panova T.
6-16-1
R32
Graf S.
Reeves S.
6-06-1
De Swardt M.
Saeki M.
6-36-4
Raymond L.
Plischke S.
6-16-2
Zvereva N.
Snyder T.
6-76-26-4
Kournikova A.
Huber A.
7-66-0
Black C.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Savchenko L.
3-66-26-1
Coetzer A.
Serna M.
6-26-1
Callens E.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-1
Fernandez M.
Majoli I.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Wang S.
6-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Tatarkova E.
4-66-46-2
Guse K.
Andretto L.
6-46-3
Lee J.
Reeves S.
6-26-2
Nemeckova L.
Schlukebir K.
7-56-4
Yoshida Y.
Noorlander S.
6-47-6
Sugiyama A.
Prakusya W.
6-16-3
Tu M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-5
Asagoe S.
Wild L.
6-36-1
Chi J.
Cho Y.
6-46-1
De Beer S.
Miyauchi M.
4-66-36-4
Frazier A.
Inoue H.
6-06-3
Wang S.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Washington M.
Collin H.
6-36-4
Kleinova S.
Park S.
6-46-2
Morariu C.
Maruska M.
6-36-2
Po Messerli K.
Saeki M.
7-56-2
Watanabe J.
Brandi K.
6-46-2
Panova T.
Saeki M.
6-16-1
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-36-2
Asagoe S.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Vavrinec M.
Snyder T.
6-16-1
Smashnova A.
Morariu C.
2-67-56-1
Pratt N.
Tu M.
6-37-5
Chi J.
Viele M.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-3
Frazier A.
Park S.
6-16-4
Yoshida Y.
Talaja S.
7-64-66-3
Drake M.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Almeda Singian T.
2-66-36-1