Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-25 | Seoul | SF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 |
| 1999-02-22 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (171 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About