Elena Dementieva vs Ai Sugiyama — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2002
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Dementieva E.
6-1 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Dementieva E.
662
Sugiyama A.
14–

Elena Dementieva defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 6-4 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
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
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
2002-05-13RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
10°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Stevenson A.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Rubin C.
7-616-4
Stevenson A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-66
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Smashnova A.
6-14-66-4
Rubin C.
Dokic J.
7-56-2
Henin J.
Farina Elia S.
7-666-2
Stevenson A.
Capriati J.
6-16-1
R16
Rubin C.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Henin J.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Stevenson A.
Myskina A.
6-37-65
Farina Elia S.
Mikaelian M.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Schett B.
6-17-5
Smashnova A.
Dementieva E.
6-33-67-5
Capriati J.
Suarez P.
6-46-4
Dokic J.
Craybas J.
6-26-1
R32
Craybas J.
Kix D.
6-23-0
Myskina A.
Chladkova D.
7-656-1
Stevenson A.
Martinez C.
6-16-2
Smashnova A.
Shaughnessy M.
1-67-56-3
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Mandula P.
6-36-1
Rubin C.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Panova T.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-46-1
Mikaelian M.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Farina Elia S.
Schiavone F.
7-656-3
Schett B.
Wartusch P.
6-06-3
Suarez P.
Majoli I.
7-654-66-1