Jill Craybas vs Tamarine Tanasugarn — Japan Open Semi-final

Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
THA
Tamarine Tanasugarn
49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
Craybas J.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Tanasugarn T.
Craybas J.
6462
Tanasugarn T.
4641

Jill Craybas defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tamarine Tanasugarn came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's final. Jill Craybas narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jill Craybas edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-04Japan OpenR16hardTamarine Tanasugarn6-3 7-6(2)
2004-09-27GuangzhouR32hardTamarine Tanasugarn6-2 7-5
2004-06-07BirminghamR32grassTamarine Tanasugarn6-1 7-5
2002-06-10BirminghamR32grassJill Craybas2-6 6-4 6-2
2001-10-01Japan OpenR16hardTamarine Tanasugarn6-4 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Craybas J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Tanasugarn T.

Tanasugarn T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

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
Craybas J.Tanasugarn T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
52%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Craybas J.Tanasugarn T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
19
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
40
55
Break points won·Slight edge
59
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
54
Tiebreaks·
57
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Craybas J.
Talaja S.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Talaja S.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Craybas J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tanasugarn T.
Molik A.
6-41-66-1
Craybas J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-1
Taylor S.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-2
Talaja S.
Sugiyama A.
3-67-656-3
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Liggan K.
6-21-67-61
Sugiyama A.
Morigami A.
6-37-5
Taylor S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-37-63
Yoshida Y.
Cargill A.
6-757-56-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Marrero M.
5-76-06-2
Craybas J.
Gagliardi E.
6-34-66-3
Molik A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-2
Talaja S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Obata S.
6-47-63
Marrero M.
Okamoto S.
6-36-3
Craybas J.
Saeki M.
7-676-0
Morigami A.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kim J.
6-06-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-2
Taylor S.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-2
Cargill A.
Chang K.
6-37-62
Yoshida Y.
Black C.
6-26-1
Gagliardi E.
Sharapova M.
2-67-646-4
Kuznetsova S.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Webb V.
6-07-5
Liggan K.
Fujiwara R.
6-34-66-2
Talaja S.
Asagoe S.
6-43-66-0