Ai Sugiyama vs Mary PierceAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 17 January 2000
hard
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-5 6-4
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
762
Pierce M.
54

Ai Sugiyama defeated Mary Pierce 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Key context

Head to head

56
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-23LinzR32hardMary Pierce7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2005-08-01San DiegoFhardMary Pierce6-0 6-3
2004-05-10RomeR32clayAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
2002-06-17EastbourneR32grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2002-04-01SarasotaR32clayMary Pierce6-3 6-3
1999-10-18Kremlin CupR16carpetAi Sugiyama6-4 3-6 6-3
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR16hardMary Pierce6-2 7-5
1999-08-02San DiegoR32hardAi Sugiyama6-3 4-6 6-1
1998-10-26LuxembourgQFhardMary Pierce6-3 6-2
1998-10-20Kremlin CupR32carpetMary Pierce5-7 6-2 6-4
1997-03-01Fed Cup WG1 QF: JPN vs FRARRhardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-7(7) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Serve 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 season
1st 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-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

R128
Irvin M.
Morariu C.
2-67-56-3
Kandarr J.
Dowse M.
6-46-758-6
Zuluaga F.
Dechy N.
6-13-66-1
Halard Decugis J.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Sidot A.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
7-637-64
Coetzer A.
Panova T.
6-36-3
De Lone E.
Foldenyi Dicker A.
6-16-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Garbin T.
7-56-4
Brandi K.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Torrens Valero C.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Osterloh L.
6-36-4
Stewart B.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-3
Labat F.
Cervanova L.
6-26-3
Shaughnessy M.
Snyder T.
6-01-610-8
Chladkova D.
Razzano V.
7-6106-2
Tanasugarn T.
Grande R.
6-36-4
Plischke S.
Bacheva L.
6-46-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-736-4
Appelmans S.
Ellwood A.
6-26-2
Pratt N.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-0
Testud S.
Mandula P.
6-34-66-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Abe J.
6-26-2
Gagliardi E.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-26-0
Hingis M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Guse K.
6-46-2
Habsudova K.
Watanabe J.
6-06-1
Molik A.
Talaja S.
6-15-77-5
Barabanschikova O.
Spirlea I.
6-43-66-3
Gavaldon A.
Obziler T.
6-44-66-4
Raymond L.
Fusai A.
5-76-46-4
Serna M.
Drake M.
6-46-2
Vavrinec M.
Mcshea L.
6-16-4
Schett B.
Tu M.
6-26-716-4
Williams S.
Grahame A.
6-44-66-4
Likhovtseva E.
Nola P.
6-26-2
Martinez C.
Kleinova S.
6-16-1
Callens E.
Frazier A.
6-16-3
Pullin J.
Chi J.
6-16-3
Nejedly J.
Srebotnik K.
6-41-66-4
Rubin C.
Smashnova A.
6-36-4
Loit E.
Dominikovic E.
6-736-46-2
Montolio A.
Mcquillan R.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Suarez P.
6-03-68-6
Zvereva N.
Rippner B.
6-747-56-2
Peschke K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-1
Kuti Kis R.
Dokic J.
6-12-66-3
Jidkova A.
Pisnik T.
2-67-656-1
Weingartner M.
Kremer A.
6-22-66-4
Jeyaseelan S.
Hopmans A.
6-23-66-1
Black C.
Nemeckova L.
6-47-64
Yi J.
Courtois L.
7-656-2
Capriati J.
Schwartz B.
6-17-61
Monami D.
Clijsters K.
3-66-16-1
Boogert K.
Huber A.
6-46-4
Carlsson A.
Stevenson A.
7-666-3
Gersi A.
Noorlander S.
3-66-36-3
Oremans M.
Barna A.
6-26-2
Nacuk S.
Lee J.
6-46-767-5
Cocheteux A.
Rittner B.
1-67-56-4
Pierce M.
Wild L.
7-56-3
Tauziat N.
Nagyova H.
6-12-66-1
Kournikova A.
Wartusch P.
6-06-0
Davenport L.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-1