Nathalie Dechy vs Ai Sugiyama — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2003
grass
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dechy N.
6-1 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
672
Sugiyama A.
15–

Nathalie Dechy defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-5 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nathalie Dechy narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nathalie Dechy came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama1-6 6-1 6-3
2004-01-12SydneyR32hardNathalie Dechy6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2003-02-03ParisR32carpetAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
1998-08-17Canadian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama7-6 7-5
1998-05-18StrasbourgR32clayAi Sugiyama1-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Even serve battle

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
Dechy N.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dechy N.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
42
Break points saved·Even
66
68
Break points won·Even
64
63
Deciding sets·Even
57
53
Tiebreaks·Even
47
49

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Rubin C.
Martinez C.
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Rubin C.
Capriati J.
2-67-656-2
Martinez C.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Capriati J.
Dechy N.
6-17-5
Martinez C.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Rubin C.
Smashnova A.
6-16-0
Farina Elia S.
Maleeva M.
5-76-46-4
R16
Farina Elia S.
Davenport L.
6-43-67-63
Rubin C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-3
Martinez C.
Coetzer A.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Obata S.
7-654-67-65
Capriati J.
Frazier A.
6-17-5
Hantuchova D.
Stevenson A.
7-636-4
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-5
Maleeva M.
Likhovtseva E.
3-67-56-3
R32
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Coetzer A.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Stevenson A.
Ahl L.
6-36-3
Maleeva M.
Raymond L.
6-766-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Talaja S.
6-46-1
Farina Elia S.
Fernandez C.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Keothavong A.
6-26-2
Smashnova A.
Daniilidou E.
6-27-62
Obata S.
Dokic J.
6-36-1
Frazier A.
Keen A.
7-56-4
Tanasugarn T.
Bovina E.
7-624-66-4