Ai Sugiyama vs Katarina Srebotnik — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2001
hard
SLO
Katarina Srebotnik
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-2 3-6 6-1
Srebotnik K.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Srebotnik K.
2611

Ai Sugiyama defeated Katarina Srebotnik 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-06-19EastbourneR32grassAi Sugiyama7-6(5) 4-6 5-1 RET
2005-04-11CharlestonR16clayKatarina Srebotnik6-1 4-6 6-1
2002-07-29San DiegoR16hardAi Sugiyama6-4 7-6(4)
2000-01-31TokyoR32hardKatarina Srebotnik6-3 6-3
1999-07-22Fed Cup WG2 RRA: JPN vs SLORRhardAi Sugiyama6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Srebotnik K.

Srebotnik K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Serve advantage — Srebotnik K.

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.Srebotnik K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Srebotnik K.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
74
Break points won·Even
63
64
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
43
Tiebreaks·Even
49
49

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-4
Tanasugarn T.
Kruger J.
6-37-5
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