Ai Sugiyama vs Akiko Morigami — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
JPN
Akiko Morigami
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Sugiyama A.
6-3 7-5
Morigami A.
Sugiyama A.
672
Morigami A.
35–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Akiko Morigami 6-3 7-5 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-06-26WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama6-2 7-5
2005-09-19BeijingR32hardAi Sugiyama7-6(3) 6-4
2005-08-01San DiegoSFhardAi Sugiyama6-4 4-3 RET
2004-05-17StrasbourgR16clayAi Sugiyama1-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Morigami A.

Morigami A.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Morigami A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Morigami A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
63
Break points won·Even
63
60
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
44
Tiebreaks·
49
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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