Alicia Molik vs Tamarine Tanasugarn — Shanghai Round of 16

Shanghai · WTA · Round of 16
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001
hard
THA
Tamarine Tanasugarn
49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
Molik A.
6-4 6-7 6-2
Tanasugarn T.
Molik A.
66462
Tanasugarn T.
47721

Alicia Molik defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Shanghai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tamarine Tanasugarn came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Alicia Molik claimed a first win over Tamarine Tanasugarn in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alicia Molik closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-06-21WimbledonR32grassTamarine Tanasugarn6-2 6-4
2002-09-30Japan OpenQFhardTamarine Tanasugarn6-4 1-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Molik A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Tanasugarn T.

Tanasugarn T.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Even serve battle

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
Molik A.Tanasugarn T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molik A.Tanasugarn T.
Clutch Rating·Even
41
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
55
Break points won·Slight edge
56
64
Deciding sets·Even
57
54
Tiebreaks·
48
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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