Ai Sugiyama vs Justine Henin — WTA Tour Championships Round Robin

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
50 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 November 2003
carpet
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ai Sugiyama defeated Justine Henin 6-2 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Justine Henin in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Sugiyama A.
662
Henin J.
24–

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardJustine Henin4-6 6-1 6-0
2006-03-06Indian WellsR16hardJustine Henin6-2 6-1
2003-02-10AntwerpQFhardJustine Henin6-2 6-4
2001-08-13TorontoR32hardJustine Henin6-4 7-6(5)

Statistics

Recent form
Sugiyama A.Henin J.
66%1st serve in+9%57%
58%1st serve points won+15%73%
44%2nd serve points won+6%50%
53%Service points won+10%63%
40%Return points won+4%44%
47%Break points saved+14%61%
0.9Aces / match+33.9
4.4Double faults / match+0.14.5

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Capriati J.
4-66-36-0
Mauresmo A.
Henin J.
7-623-66-3
Round Robin
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
3-66-46-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Rubin C.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Rubin C.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-46-2
Dementieva E.
Rubin C.
4-67-56-1
Henin J.
Capriati J.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Myskina A.
7-55-77-5
Sugiyama A.
Henin J.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Myskina A.
7-55-76-4
Capriati J.
Sugiyama A.
7-57-63
Myskina A.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3