Ai Sugiyama vs Dinara Safina — Rome Round of 32
Rome · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2003
clay
Sugiyama A.6-0 2-6 6-4
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6262
Safina D.
0641
Ai Sugiyama defeated Dinara Safina 6-0 2-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama handed Dinara Safina a first-set bagel in a 6–0 2–6 6–4 win.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 2005-01-03 | Gold Coast | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-09-15 | Shanghai | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-6(7) |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
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·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Clear edge
63
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Martinez C.
7-56-2
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
6-37-610
R16
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-3
Capriati J.
Petrova N.
7-56-3
Pisnik T.
Loit E.
2-66-46-1
Williams S.
Dechy N.
6-36-0
Martinez C.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Black C.
6-06-3
Myskina A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
R32
Clijsters K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Capriati J.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6-02-66-4
Black C.
Granville L.
7-51-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Serna M.
7-641-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Seles M.
6-34-1
Loit E.
Rubin C.
6-21-66-3
Pisnik T.
Maleeva M.
4-66-47-5
Smashnova A.
Pennetta F.
6-47-64
Schnyder P.
Schett B.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Coetzer A.
2-67-647-64
Myskina A.
Matevzic M.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-2
R64
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Callens E.
6-46-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Tu M.
6-46-4
Granville L.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Tatarkova E.
6-06-4
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-0
Seles M.
Casanova M.
4-66-26-3
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-43-67-5
Koukalova K.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Tulyaganova I.
2-66-36-0
Pisnik T.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-06-4
Dechy N.
Harkleroad A.
1-66-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Suarez P.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Fernandez C.
6-43-66-0
Black C.
Grande R.
6-37-5
Zuluaga F.
Stevenson A.
6-16-1
Daniilidou E.
Reeves S.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Matevzic M.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3
Loit E.
Chladkova D.
6-37-61
Schett B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Jankovic J.
7-52-67-5
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
6-13-67-5