Rita Grande vs Ai Sugiyama — Shanghai Quarter-final

Shanghai · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 8 October 2001
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Grande R.
6-7 7-5 1-0
Sugiyama A.
Grande R.
63712
Sugiyama A.
77501

Rita Grande advanced when Ai Sugiyama retired 6-7 7-5 1-0 in the Shanghai quarter-final. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-27TokyoR32hardAi Sugiyama6-1 4-6 6-2
2001-05-07BerlinR64grassAi Sugiyama6-3 6-4
1996-12-30Hope IslandR16hardAi Sugiyama6-7 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Grande R.

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
Grande R.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Pratt N.
Grande R.
6-36-4
Seles M.
Molik A.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Grande R.
Sugiyama A.
6-737-51-0
Molik A.
Cho Y.
7-57-5
Seles M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-15-76-2
Pratt N.
Lee J.
6-22-66-4
R16
Cho Y.
Mcquillan R.
W/O
Seles M.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-3
Lee J.
Fujiwara R.
6-06-4
Pratt N.
De Los Rios R.
3-66-46-3
Foretz Gacon S.
Dechy N.
3-66-46-4
Grande R.
Cervanova L.
6-26-4
Molik A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-746-2
R32
Cervanova L.
Dominikovic E.
7-647-61
De Los Rios R.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-26-3
Cho Y.
Kruger J.
6-47-66
Grande R.
Fusai A.
6-46-766-4
Seles M.
Nemeckova L.
6-06-0
Tanasugarn T.
Peng S.
6-46-1
Molik A.
Dittmann M.
7-57-63
Mcquillan R.
Ellwood A.
7-626-2
Obata S.
Li N.
6-26-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Prakusya W.
4-66-36-1
Dechy N.
Li T.
6-17-66
Fujiwara R.
Weingartner M.
6-46-1
Pratt N.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Gagliardi E.
Nola P.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Gubacsi Z.
7-56-2
Lee J.
Srebotnik K.
6-27-5