Ai Sugiyama vs Vera Zvonareva — Linz Semi-final

Linz · WTA · Semi-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Sugiyama A.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Zvonareva V.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Zvonareva V.
3641

Ai Sugiyama defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Linz semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-12RomeR64clayVera Zvonareva6-3 6-3
2008-03-24MiamiR16hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-7(5) 6-0
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAi Sugiyama6-3 1-1 RET
2006-07-31San DiegoR64hardVera Zvonareva6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Dominant
63
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
92
Tiebreaks·Even
49
52

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

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