Ai Sugiyama vs Saori Obata — Los Angeles Round of 32
Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2003
hard
Sugiyama A.2-6 6-3 6-3
Obata S.
Sugiyama A.
2662
Obata S.
6331
Ai Sugiyama defeated Saori Obata 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the Los Angeles round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Saori Obata 2–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Saori Obata | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-09-09 | Shanghai | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-02-17 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
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·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
46%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
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