Ai Sugiyama vs Magdalena Maleeva — Gold Coast Quarter-final
Gold Coast · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2004
hard
Sugiyama A.4-6 7-6 6-3
Maleeva M.
Sugiyama A.
47762
Maleeva M.
66431
Ai Sugiyama defeated Magdalena Maleeva 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Magdalena Maleeva 4–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-09 | Rome | R64 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-02-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2003-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2001-10-22 | Linz | R16 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 1-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
| 1998-01-04 | Hope Island | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
4-67-646-3
Petrova N.
Safina D.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Stosur S.
Serna M.
7-617-5
R16
Dechy N.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Martinez C.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-36-2
Maleeva M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Sprem K.
7-56-4
Serna M.
Kapros A.
2-66-06-4
R32
Schnyder P.
Jankovic J.
6-46-0
Serna M.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Schiavone F.
3-66-26-3
Loit E.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Pratt N.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-766-17-5
Safina D.
Cohen Aloro S.
3-66-46-2
Martinez C.
Sun T.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Schett B.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-1
Dechy N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-1
Kapros A.
Pisnik T.
4-66-26-0
Sprem K.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-2
Stosur S.
Shaughnessy M.
7-636-3
Maleeva M.
Chladkova D.
6-16-1