Ai Sugiyama vs Anna Smashnova — Scottsdale Round of 32

Scottsdale · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2001
hard
ISR
Anna Smashnova
49 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-2 6-2
Smashnova A.
Sugiyama A.
662
Smashnova A.
22–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Anna Smashnova 6-2 6-2 in the Scottsdale round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-04FilderstadtR32hardAnna Smashnova6-3 7-6(3)
2003-10-06FilderstadtR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-1
1999-08-30US OpenR128hardAi Sugiyama7-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Smashnova A.

Smashnova A.serving53% hold

wins 51% 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.Smashnova A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
50%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
0.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Capriati J.
6-46-726-1
Shaughnessy M.
Seles M.
3-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
1-66-06-3
Capriati J.
Pisnik T.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Clijsters K.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Serna M.
6-46-3
R16
Davenport L.
Leon Garcia G.
7-56-2
Clijsters K.
Hopkins J.
5-76-26-3
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
7-53-66-1
Seles M.
Black C.
6-06-3
Capriati J.
Nejedly J.
6-26-4
Pisnik T.
Likhovtseva E.
7-651-67-63
Shaughnessy M.
Petrova N.
7-676-3
Serna M.
Brandi K.
1-66-26-4
R32
Sugiyama A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-2
Serna M.
Henin J.
7-657-65
Nejedly J.
Osterloh L.
7-56-2
Black C.
Nola P.
7-57-66
Brandi K.
Pratt N.
7-666-4
Hopkins J.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Craybas J.
6-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Bovina E.
4-66-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Talaja S.
6-36-3
Pisnik T.
Peschke K.
6-26-3
Raymond L.
Asagoe S.
6-06-1
Leon Garcia G.
Kremer A.
6-26-4