Ai Sugiyama vs Silvija Talaja — Pattaya Round of 32
Pattaya · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 November 2001
hard
Sugiyama A.5-7 6-3 6-3
Talaja S.
Sugiyama A.
5662
Talaja S.
7331
Ai Sugiyama defeated Silvija Talaja 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the Pattaya round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Silvija Talaja came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Silvija Talaja in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Silvija Talaja 5–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-30 | Japan Open | QF | hard | Silvija Talaja | 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2000-06-19 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Silvija Talaja | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-11-01 | Leipzig | R32 | carpet | Silvija Talaja | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
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·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Kremer A.
6-36-4
Poutchek T.
Panova T.
6-26-3
De Los Rios R.
Hsieh S.
1-66-36-4
Nagyova H.
Huber L.
6-46-3
R16
Panova T.
Kleinova S.
7-51-1
Kremer A.
Sucha M.
6-27-5
Hsieh S.
Vakulenko J.
7-51-66-2
De Los Rios R.
Prakusya W.
6-27-64
Poutchek T.
Obata S.
7-57-5
Schnyder P.
Dyrberg E.
6-36-4
Nagyova H.
Gubacsi Z.
6-26-0
Huber L.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-2
R32
Kleinova S.
Kim E.
6-43-67-5
Vakulenko J.
Tulyaganova I.
6-47-62
Hsieh S.
Cho Y.
6-737-56-4
Prakusya W.
Carlsson A.
6-36-2
De Los Rios R.
Mandula P.
6-46-2
Kremer A.
Ostrovskaya N.
6-34-67-66
Sucha M.
Nola P.
6-24-66-3
Dyrberg E.
Dlhopolcova L.
3-66-07-63
Schnyder P.
Loit E.
7-56-1
Nagyova H.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-40-66-2
Gubacsi Z.
Tangphong M.
6-16-4
Huber L.
Gersi A.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Talaja S.
5-76-36-3
Poutchek T.
Tanasugarn T.
3-66-36-2
Obata S.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-4
Panova T.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-47-63