Monica Seles vs Ai Sugiyama — Japan Open Semi-final
Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001
hard
Seles M.7-5 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Seles M.
762
Sugiyama A.
54–
Monica Seles defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-5 6-4 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 8–0. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 9–0.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Seles edged Ai Sugiyama in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
8–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-27 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Monica Seles | 7-5 5-7 6-1 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Monica Seles | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2002-03-06 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Monica Seles | 6-0 6-1 |
| 1999-09-20 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Monica Seles | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Monica Seles | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-11-09 | Philadelphia | R16 | carpet | Monica Seles | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | QF | hard | Monica Seles | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1997-07-28 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Monica Seles | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st 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.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Grande R.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Nola P.
6-16-4
Kruger J.
Gagliardi E.
0-66-46-1
Tanasugarn T.
Obata S.
6-06-2
R16
Obata S.
Weingartner M.
6-15-76-3
Kruger J.
Pratt N.
4-66-37-63
Nola P.
Dechy N.
6-34-67-65
Sugiyama A.
Srebotnik K.
6-23-66-1
Grande R.
Schwartz B.
6-46-4
Seles M.
Cho Y.
6-26-3
Gagliardi E.
Prakusya W.
6-31-67-5
Tanasugarn T.
Craybas J.
6-44-66-3
R32
Nola P.
Choi Y.
4-66-36-2
Srebotnik K.
Cervanova L.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Gubacsi Z.
6-46-1
Grande R.
Pisnik T.
5-77-636-4
Schwartz B.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Cho Y.
Molik A.
6-46-737-5
Craybas J.
Saeki M.
0-67-636-2
Obata S.
Fusai A.
6-36-2
Dechy N.
Mcquillan R.
6-16-4
Kruger J.
Lee J.
7-57-5
Pratt N.
Fujiwara R.
6-26-4
Prakusya W.
Asagoe S.
3-67-676-4
Gagliardi E.
Tu M.
3-66-26-1
Weingartner M.
Dominikovic E.
3-67-56-3