Ai Sugiyama vs Samantha Stosur — Gold Coast Semi-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Semi-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2004
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Sugiyama A.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
7362
Stosur S.
5631

Ai Sugiyama defeated Samantha Stosur 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Gold Coast semi-final on hard. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur6-4 4-6 6-4
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2005-07-25StanfordR32hardAi Sugiyama7-6(10) 6-2
2005-02-21DohaR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
85
Break points won·Even
63
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
45
Tiebreaks·Even
49
47

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

Draw

Final
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
1-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
7-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
7-53-66-3
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