Magdalena Maleeva vs Ai Sugiyama — Linz Round of 16
Linz · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
hard
Maleeva M.1-6 6-3 6-1
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
1662
Sugiyama A.
6311
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Ai Sugiyama 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round of 16. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Magdalena Maleeva dropped the opening set before beating Ai Sugiyama 1–6 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-09 | Rome | R64 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-02-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-01-05 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2003-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
| 1998-01-04 | Hope Island | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-2 |
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. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 82%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Maleeva M.
Rubin C.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Testud S.
6-17-67
Tulyaganova I.
Panova T.
6-26-4
Dokic J.
Stevenson A.
6-37-5
R16
Panova T.
Dementieva E.
6-26-4
Dokic J.
Majoli I.
7-636-766-3
Testud S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-2
Tulyaganova I.
Henin J.
6-716-06-3
Maleeva M.
Sugiyama A.
1-66-36-1
Stevenson A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-33-66-0
Davenport L.
Bedanova D.
7-666-0
Rubin C.
Tauziat N.
3-67-56-3
R32
Stevenson A.
Torrens Valero C.
7-646-2
Tulyaganova I.
Myskina A.
6-26-2
Maleeva M.
Suarez P.
7-56-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Serna M.
6-726-26-0
Majoli I.
Fauth E.
5-76-46-0
Dementieva E.
Schwartz B.
6-16-0
Panova T.
De Los Rios R.
6-26-3
Bedanova D.
Petrova N.
6-31-67-65
Likhovtseva E.
Chladkova D.
3-67-57-5
Testud S.
Montolio A.
7-626-4
Rubin C.
Nagyova H.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Schett B.
3-67-616-3