Tina Pisnik vs Ai SugiyamaZurich Round of 16

Zurich · WTA · Round of 16
45 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2003
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pisnik T.
5-7 6-3 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
5662
Sugiyama A.
7331

Tina Pisnik defeated Ai Sugiyama 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the Zurich round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Tina Pisnik narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-20LinzR16hardAi Sugiyama6-3 7-5
2003-05-12RomeQFclayAi Sugiyama6-1 6-3
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama7-6(2) 6-0
2001-04-30BolR16clayTina Pisnik7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pisnik T.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pisnik T.

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
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (8 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.