Ai Sugiyama vs Barbara Schett — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
hard
AUT
Barbara Schett
50 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
Sugiyama A.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Schett B.
Sugiyama A.
37762
Schett B.
66131

Ai Sugiyama defeated Barbara Schett 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-10-26LuxembourgR16hardAi Sugiyama6-4 4-6 6-4
1997-10-12ZurichR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Schett B.

Schett B.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

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
Sugiyama A.Schett B.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Dokic J.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Maleeva M.
6-26-2
Dokic J.
Tulyaganova I.
6-24-66-0
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