Ai Sugiyama vs Iroda TulyaganovaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2002
hard
44 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-2 6-3
Tulyaganova I.
Sugiyama A.
662
Tulyaganova I.
23

Ai Sugiyama defeated Iroda Tulyaganova 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iroda Tulyaganova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Iroda Tulyaganova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-18MiamiR32hardIroda Tulyaganova3-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Tulyaganova I.

Tulyaganova I.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
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
48%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw