Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Likhovtseva — Berlin Round of 32

Berlin · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2004
grass
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-1 6-2
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
662
Likhovtseva E.
12–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-1 6-2 in the Berlin round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-20MiamiR32hardAi Sugiyama3-6 7-5 6-0
2005-10-24LinzR32hardAi Sugiyama6-1 4-6 7-5
2005-03-23MiamiR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 3-6 6-3
2004-06-14EastbourneR16grassAi Sugiyama7-5 4-6 6-3
1999-06-21WimbledonR64grassElena Likhovtseva7-6 6-1
1999-06-14EastbourneR16grassElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-4
1996-12-30Hope IslandFhardElena Likhovtseva3-6 7-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Even serve battle

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.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
48
Break points saved·Even
68
67
Break points won·Even
63
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
63
Tiebreaks·
49
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Williams V.
W/O
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Sprem K.
2-66-36-4
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Sprem K.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Suarez P.
7-655-76-2
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-36-1
Capriati J.
Myskina A.
6-36-2
R16
Sprem K.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Capriati J.
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-1
Myskina A.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Suarez P.
Petrova N.
6-17-66
Williams V.
Smashnova A.
6-36-1
Zuluaga F.
Sugiyama A.
7-643-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-26-756-4
Mauresmo A.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
R32
Mauresmo A.
Dulko G.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-3
Chladkova D.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-66-46-3
Clijsters K.
Marrero M.
6-32-66-4
Sprem K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-27-63
Kuznetsova S.
Bovina E.
6-26-0
Dementieva E.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-43-66-2
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-726-1
Myskina A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Schruff J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Mandula P.
5-4
Petrova N.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Suarez P.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Smashnova A.
Dechy N.
1-66-46-1
R64
Dulko G.
Pastikova M.
6-46-3
Chladkova D.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Martinez C.
6-33-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Bovina E.
Yan Z.
6-757-56-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Gehrlein S.
6-37-5
Kostanic Tosic J.
Pisnik T.
7-646-3
Gagliardi E.
Black C.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Testud S.
7-56-1
Likhovtseva E.
Pierce M.
6-737-57-63
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
6-11-66-3
Mandula P.
Vakulenko J.
6-36-3
Schruff J.
Tu M.
6-16-1
Barna A.
Pratt N.
4-67-676-4
Daniilidou E.
Golovin T.
7-53-66-3
Shaughnessy M.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Schett B.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-27-5
Sprem K.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-2
Marrero M.
Camerin M.
6-26-3
Smashnova A.
Maleeva M.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Strycova B.
6-47-64