Serena Williams vs Ai Sugiyama — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2003
clay
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Williams S.
7-5 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Williams S.
762
Sugiyama A.
53–

Serena Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-5 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1
2000-03-20MiamiR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-0
1998-06-15EastbourneR16grassSerena Williams6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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 season
Williams S.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
42
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Dominant
96
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
49

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
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Clijsters K.
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Henin J.
Williams S.
6-24-67-5
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Zvonareva V.
6-14-66-3
Williams S.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Rubin C.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Martinez C.
6-26-1
R16
Clijsters K.
Maleeva M.
0-66-26-1
Henin J.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-2
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-3
Rubin C.
Mandula P.
4-66-27-5
Petrova N.
Capriati J.
6-34-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Williams V.
2-66-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Serna M.
6-16-2
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
6-42-0
R32
Mandula P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-4
Serna M.
Harkleroad A.
3-66-16-2
Henin J.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-1
Schnyder P.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Granville L.
2-66-16-3
Capriati J.
Vakulenko J.
6-16-2
Petrova N.
Irvin M.
6-16-1
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
6-37-5
Maleeva M.
Grande R.
6-32-66-3
Clijsters K.
Suarez P.
6-26-1
Martinez C.
Pisnik T.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Shaughnessy M.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Schett B.
6-06-0
R64
Zvonareva V.
Chladkova D.
6-26-3
Farina Elia S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Dominikovic E.
6-34-66-2
Davenport L.
Tulyaganova I.
7-56-1
Dechy N.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Pisnik T.
Dokic J.
4-66-36-2
Maleeva M.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-36-2
Grande R.
Bovina E.
7-56-3
Suarez P.
Morariu C.
6-16-1
Clijsters K.
Weingartner M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Talaja S.
6-16-1
Irvin M.
Srebotnik K.
6-47-5
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Capriati J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
Rubin C.
Black C.
7-666-3
Granville L.
Majoli I.
6-16-2
Pennetta F.
Raymond L.
6-37-63
Mandula P.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Garbin T.
6-04-66-2
Schnyder P.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-37-64
Randriantefy D.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-16-2
Zuluaga F.
Loit E.
7-661-69-7
Serna M.
Smashnova A.
6-43-66-3
Harkleroad A.
Hantuchova D.
7-624-69-7
Sugiyama A.
Kleinova S.
7-56-0
Shaughnessy M.
Cervanova L.
6-37-65
Schett B.
Fernandez C.
6-45-76-1
Williams S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Matevzic M.
6-25-76-3
R128
Morariu C.
Bedanova D.
4-67-56-3
Williams S.
Rittner B.
6-26-1
Mikaelian M.
Widjaja A.
6-34-67-5
Schett B.
Morigami A.
4-66-46-0
Fernandez C.
Pierce M.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-511-9
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
2-66-06-1
Harkleroad A.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Serna M.
Sharapova M.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Pin C.
6-16-1
Loit E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Zuluaga F.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Craybas J.
6-16-3
Mauresmo A.
Razzano V.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Wartusch P.
6-37-5
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lefevre S.
7-56-756-4
Foretz Gacon S.
Birnerova E.
6-47-5
Randriantefy D.
Stevenson A.
6-36-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Gussoni N.
6-17-5
Garbin T.
Wheeler C.
6-46-3
Daniilidou E.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Safina D.
6-26-2
Mandula P.
Marrero M.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Dulon A.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Asagoe S.
6-17-5
Granville L.
Tu M.
1-66-16-4
Majoli I.
Cho Y.
4-67-56-0
Black C.
Casanova M.
6-44-66-4
Rubin C.
Nagyova H.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Kruger J.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-0
Vakulenko J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-16-1
Schiavone F.
Schruff J.
3-66-36-2
Chladkova D.
Laurendon A.
6-06-1
Srebotnik K.
Coetzer A.
6-24-66-3
Irvin M.
Camerin M.
7-642-66-4
Talaja S.
Husarova J.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Seles M.
6-46-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Matevzic M.
Barna A.
5-77-57-5
Zvonareva V.
Muller M.
6-16-3
Farina Elia S.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-4
Ondraskova Z.
Mouhtassine B.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Reeves S.
6-26-4
Davenport L.
Prakusya W.
6-26-0
Tulyaganova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Leon Garcia G.
Dulko G.
6-44-67-5
Dechy N.
Prusova L.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Perebiynis T.
6-26-3
Gagliardi E.
Poutchek T.
6-16-726-3
Pisnik T.
Koukalova K.
7-636-1
Dokic J.
Roesch A.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Molik A.
6-33-66-1
Kulikovskaya E.
Beigbeder C.
6-46-2
Grande R.
Cargill A.
6-36-1
Bovina E.
Golovin T.
6-46-1
Suarez P.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-0
Weingartner M.
Lee Waters L.
6-27-5
Clijsters K.
Frazier A.
6-26-0
Cervanova L.
Callens E.
7-646-3
Kleinova S.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Pichet V.
6-16-0
Dominikovic E.
Benesova I.
6-06-1