Ai Sugiyama vs Magdalena Maleeva — Los Angeles Quarter-final

Los Angeles · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2003
hard
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Sugiyama A.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Maleeva M.
Sugiyama A.
6462
Maleeva M.
2621

Ai Sugiyama defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Los Angeles quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's semi-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
2004-02-03TokyoQFhardMagdalena Maleeva6-1 6-1
2004-01-05Gold CoastQFhardAi Sugiyama4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2003-03-05Indian WellsR32hardAi Sugiyama6-4 6-3
2002-05-13RomeR32clayAi Sugiyama7-6(3) 7-5
2001-10-22LinzR16hardMagdalena Maleeva1-6 6-3 6-1
2000-01-17Australian OpenR128hardAi Sugiyama7-6(3) 7-6(4)
1998-01-04Hope IslandR32hardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Maleeva M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Baseline 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 season
Sugiyama A.Maleeva M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Davenport L.
6-13-66-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
6-24-66-2
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-26-4
Clijsters K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
R16
Davenport L.
Suarez P.
4-66-26-4
Coetzer A.
Shaughnessy M.
7-646-3
Sugiyama A.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Maleeva M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-3
Pratt N.
Martinez C.
4-66-46-4
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
6-41-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Farina Elia S.
6-746-47-5
Schiavone F.
Grande R.
6-36-0
R32
Kutuzova V.
Stevenson A.
6-33-3
Davenport L.
Schett B.
6-36-1
Suarez P.
Bovina E.
2-67-57-5
Clijsters K.
Loit E.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
6-22-67-5
Farina Elia S.
Asagoe S.
7-52-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dokic J.
4-67-656-3
Grande R.
Widjaja A.
6-41-66-4
Schiavone F.
Tanasugarn T.
5-76-36-0
Pratt N.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-756-3
Martinez C.
Snyder T.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Dementieva E.
6-35-77-5
Sugiyama A.
Obata S.
2-66-36-3
Coetzer A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-1
Shaughnessy M.
Zuluaga F.
3-66-37-64
R64
Snyder T.
Bartoli M.
6-34-2
Zuluaga F.
Pisnik T.
6-16-3
Parra Santonja A.
Haynes A.
6-16-4
Obata S.
Razzano V.
2-66-26-3
Kutuzova V.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-46-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Black C.
7-56-3
Likhovtseva E.
Morigami A.
6-16-1
Pratt N.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-616-4
Tanasugarn T.
Pierce M.
7-626-3
Kuznetsova S.
Serna M.
6-37-63
Grande R.
Husarova J.
6-35-76-4
Loit E.
Cho Y.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-1
Asagoe S.
Callens E.
6-33-66-3
Schett B.
Frazier A.
4-66-46-4
Suarez P.
Molik A.
6-46-4