Elena Dementieva vs Ai Sugiyama — Shanghai Semi-final

Shanghai · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2003
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Dementieva E.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Dementieva E.
6362
Sugiyama A.
1631

Elena Dementieva defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Shanghai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
2007-01-08SydneyR32hardElena Dementieva6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardElena Dementieva6-1 5-7 7-5
2002-10-21LinzR32hardElena Dementieva6-1 6-4
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
2002-05-13RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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
Dementieva E.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
68
Break points won·Dominant
92
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
49

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

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Rubin C.
6-37-66
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-13-66-3
Rubin C.
Morigami A.
6-05-76-3
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6-47-67
Rubin C.
Barna A.
6-16-4
Dementieva E.
Sharapova M.
6-47-64
Morigami A.
Molik A.
7-637-5
R16
Rubin C.
Schett B.
7-616-2
Dementieva E.
Mandula P.
6-37-61
Sharapova M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Sun T.
7-676-4
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-16-4
Molik A.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Morigami A.
Martinez C.
7-56-0
Barna A.
Harkleroad A.
6-06-4
R32
Craybas J.
Zheng J.
3-67-662-0
Dokic J.
Jankovic J.
7-604-4
Sun T.
Garbin T.
7-52-3
Mandula P.
Widjaja A.
5-76-26-2
Schett B.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Barna A.
Cho Y.
6-06-2
Harkleroad A.
Black C.
6-16-4
Morigami A.
Sucha M.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-5
Sharapova M.
Loit E.
6-36-736-3
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3