Nicole Pratt vs Ai Sugiyama — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2002
hard
Pratt N.6-3 4-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
6462
Sugiyama A.
3631
Nicole Pratt defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicole Pratt narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nicole Pratt closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-02-25 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Nicole Pratt | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 4-1 RET |
| 2000-11-04 | Philadelphia | R32 | carpet | Nicole Pratt | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2000-04-10 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Nicole Pratt | 6-1 7-5 |
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
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 78%
Draw
Semi-finals
Seles M.
Kournikova A.
6-33-66-3
Hingis M.
Farina Elia S.
6-06-4
Clijsters K.
Dokic J.
5-76-26-3
Williams S.
Frazier A.
7-606-3
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Stevenson A.
7-697-69
Farina Elia S.
Testud S.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Kournikova A.
Kremer A.
6-46-2
Frazier A.
Panova T.
2-66-16-4
Williams S.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Dokic J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Clijsters K.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-2
R16
Kournikova A.
Dementieva E.
7-647-65
Tanasugarn T.
Maleeva M.
6-32-66-2
Kremer A.
Dokic J.
7-56-2
Seles M.
Callens E.
6-26-3
Stevenson A.
Coetzer A.
4-66-07-63
Farina Elia S.
Grande R.
7-56-4
Testud S.
Schett B.
4-67-57-5
Hingis M.
Weingartner M.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Molik A.
7-56-4
Likhovtseva E.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-26-716-4
Williams S.
Wartusch P.
6-06-2
Tanasugarn T.
Fernandez C.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-40-67-5
Pratt N.
Sugiyama A.
6-34-66-3
Frazier A.
Smashnova A.
6-46-3
Dokic J.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-27-65
R32
Farina Elia S.
Panova T.
6-47-5
Stevenson A.
Srebotnik K.
6-16-4
Kremer A.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-16-3
Schett B.
Serna M.
6-16-3
Weingartner M.
Fujiwara R.
6-17-65
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
7-56-4
Tanasugarn T.
Salerni M.
6-33-66-2
Kournikova A.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-0
Maleeva M.
Bedanova D.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Obata S.
6-36-3
Callens E.
Sugiyama A.
1-66-26-4
Grande R.
Tulyaganova I.
7-676-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pisnik T.
5-0
Fernandez C.
Mandula P.
7-56-2
Frazier A.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Asagoe S.
6-46-1
Likhovtseva E.
Martinez C.
6-24-66-2
Pratt N.
Leon Garcia G.
6-37-64
Tanasugarn T.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-63
Sanchez Vicario A.
Matevzic M.
6-26-0
Panova T.
Nagyova H.
6-21-66-4
Wartusch P.
Obata S.
6-45-76-3
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Talaja S.
6-36-4
Molik A.
Torrens Valero C.
6-46-2