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 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
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
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
77
Break points saved·Dominant
42
76
Break points won·Clear edge
66
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About