Ai Sugiyama vs Kim Clijsters — Scottsdale Final
Scottsdale · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2003
hard
Sugiyama A.3-6 7-5 6-4
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
3762
Clijsters K.
6541
Ai Sugiyama defeated Kim Clijsters 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Scottsdale final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Kim Clijsters 3–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2005-07-25 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | SF | clay | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2000-10-30 | Leipzig | R32 | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Clijsters K.
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·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
88
Break points won·Clear edge
63
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
49
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Final
Sugiyama A.
Clijsters K.
3-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Granville L.
6-36-3
Stevenson A.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Daniilidou E.
7-57-5
Shaughnessy M.
Schiavone F.
6-26-1
R16
Dechy N.
Razzano V.
6-4
Granville L.
Rubin C.
4-66-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Davenport L.
7-654-66-3
Shaughnessy M.
Dokic J.
6-46-2
Daniilidou E.
Cho Y.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Farina Elia S.
1-67-56-3
Stevenson A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-0
Clijsters K.
Black C.
6-26-3
R32
Stevenson A.
Irvin M.
7-56-1
Black C.
Panova T.
6-07-67
Granville L.
Schett B.
7-666-1
Rubin C.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Bedanova D.
6-26-3
Farina Elia S.
Husarova J.
7-53-66-4
Schiavone F.
Bovina E.
6-16-4
Daniilidou E.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-3
Cho Y.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Lucic M.
3-66-16-0
Razzano V.
Raymond L.
6-27-67