Ai Sugiyama vs Tamarine Tanasugarn — Fed Cup G1 PO: JPN vs THA Round Robin
Fed Cup G1 PO: JPN vs THA · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 26 April 2003
hard
Sugiyama A.4-6 6-3 6-4
Tanasugarn T.
Sugiyama A.
4662
Tanasugarn T.
6341
Ai Sugiyama defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Fed Cup G1 PO: JPN vs THA round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 |
| 2000-04-29 | Fed Cup G1 RRA: JPN vs THA | RR | hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1999-09-20 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
55
Break points won·Even
63
64
Deciding sets·Even
53
54
Tiebreaks·
49
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About