Venus Williams vs Ai Sugiyama — Gold Coast Quarter-final
Venus Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-4 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–0.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 6 games past Ai Sugiyama.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams V. and Sugiyama A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams V. went 7–2 (78%) against them, Sugiyama A. 4–7 (36%). Williams V. came out clearly better against 6 of 8 comparable opponents, Sugiyama A. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
7–278%Williams V. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents4–736%Sugiyama A. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
14–5Sets11–15
100–73Games105–132
2–0Tiebreaks2–0
1–0Deciding sets1–3
vs Mauresmo A.W6-2 3-6 6-3Australian Open · hardL3-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Hingis M.L1-6 1-6Australian Open · hardL0-6 7-5 2-6Tokyo · hard- vs Testud S.W6-4 6-0US Open · hardL7-6 2-6 2-6Wimbledon · grass
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vs Garbin T.W7-5 7-6Miami · hardW6-4 6-2Indian Wells · hard
vs Clijsters K.W6-3 6-1US Open · hardW6-3 6-3San Diego · hard
vs Garcia G.W6-1 6-2Hamburg · clayL4-6 3-6Tokyo · hard
vs Schett B.L4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayW3-6 7-6 6-3Linz · hard
vs Raymond L.W6-3 6-4US Open · hardL1-6 0-4Miami · hard
Head-to-head
8 meetings · Williams V. leads 8–080
Hard: Williams V. leads 5–0 · Grass: Williams V. leads 1–0 · Carpet: Williams V. leads 1–0 · Clay: Williams V. leads 1–0
- Williams V.January 2002Gold CoastThis matchHard6-2 6-4
- Williams V.December 2001Gold CoastHard6-2 6-4
- Williams V.October 2000LinzHard7-5 6-2
- Williams V.June 2000WimbledonGrass6-1 6-4
- Williams V.February 1999HanoverCarpet6-4 7-5
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchWilliams V.Sugiyama A.1 662ELO1 7851 598Hard ELO1 7160–10Last 102–821Age26185 cmHeight163 cmRightPlaysRight