Ai Sugiyama vs Tina Pisnik — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
SLO
Tina Pisnik
45 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Sugiyama A.
6-3 7-5
Pisnik T.
Sugiyama A.
672
Pisnik T.
35–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Tina Pisnik 6-3 7-5 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-13ZurichR16hardTina Pisnik5-7 6-3 6-3
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
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pisnik T.

Pisnik T.serving62% hold

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
8°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Myskina A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Suarez P.
4-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Smashnova A.
6-23-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Dokic J.
6-46-746-3
R16
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
4-66-26-1
Myskina A.
Bovina E.
6-43-66-2
Suarez P.
Serna M.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Matevzic M.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-26-3
Dokic J.
Mandula P.
6-33-66-3
R32
Dokic J.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-1
Matevzic M.
Koukalova K.
6-11-66-4
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-47-5
Suarez P.
Sprem K.
6-36-4
Smashnova A.
Bammer S.
6-42-66-2
Bartoli M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-44-67-64
Mandula P.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Pisnik T.
Stevenson A.
6-26-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
7-676-4
Chladkova D.
Cervanova L.
6-35-76-0
Schnyder P.
Mikaelian M.
7-657-5
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Farina Elia S.
6-37-65