Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Dementieva — Los Angeles Round of 32

Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 4 August 2002
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
Sugiyama A.
6-2 6-7 7-5
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
66572
Dementieva E.
27751

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-7 7-5 in the Los Angeles round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–5.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
2007-01-08SydneyR32hardElena Dementieva6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardElena Dementieva6-1 5-7 7-5
2003-09-15ShanghaiSFhardElena Dementieva6-1 3-6 6-3
2002-10-21LinzR32hardElena Dementieva6-1 6-4
2002-05-13RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
80
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
86
Break points won·Dominant
63
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
49
68

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Rubin C.
Davenport L.
5-77-656-3
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Dokic J.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Dokic J.
Grande R.
6-46-1
Rubin C.
Williams S.
6-24-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Capriati J.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Daniilidou E.
7-626-2
R16
Dokic J.
Husarova J.
4-0
Davenport L.
Panova T.
6-26-4
Grande R.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Dechy N.
6-26-1
Rubin C.
Bedanova D.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Coetzer A.
6-17-64
Capriati J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-736-2
Daniilidou E.
Kremer A.
6-07-5
R32
Capriati J.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-46-2
Dechy N.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-2
Rubin C.
Irvin M.
6-13-66-2
Bedanova D.
Stevenson A.
6-36-2
Dokic J.
Pisnik T.
6-36-2
Husarova J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-4
Grande R.
Maleeva M.
4-66-06-3
Srebotnik K.
Clijsters K.
6-42-66-4
Daniilidou E.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Kremer A.
Mikaelian M.
6-26-2
Panova T.
Tu M.
6-26-4
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
6-26-736-3
Sugiyama A.
Dementieva E.
6-26-757-5
Coetzer A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-2
Tanasugarn T.
Frazier A.
3-67-676-1
R64
Frazier A.
Schett B.
6-46-4
Coetzer A.
Jankovic J.
6-26-2
Gagliardi E.
Zuluaga F.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Nagyova H.
6-46-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Tu M.
Poutchek T.
6-27-62
Mikaelian M.
Morariu C.
3-66-37-5
Daniilidou E.
Pratt N.
6-46-4
Srebotnik K.
Suarez P.
6-24-66-1
Grande R.
Molik A.
6-46-2
Husarova J.
Serna M.
4-66-16-3
Pisnik T.
Peng S.
2-66-27-5
Stevenson A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-47-66
Irvin M.
Arn G.
6-06-3
Tulyaganova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
3-66-37-5
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Widjaja A.
6-17-60