Claudine Schaul vs Ai Sugiyama — Strasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
LUX
Claudine Schaul
42 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 May 2004
clay
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Schaul C.
5-7 7-6 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Schaul C.
571072
Sugiyama A.
76851

Claudine Schaul defeated Ai Sugiyama 5-7 7-6 7-5 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Claudine Schaul claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Schaul C.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Schaul C.

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
Schaul C.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Schaul C.
Davenport L.
2-66-06-3
Semi-finals
Schaul C.
Loit E.
6-46-1
Davenport L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Schaul C.
Sugiyama A.
5-77-687-5
Farina Elia S.
Sequera M.
4-66-06-2
Davenport L.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
Loit E.
Strycova B.
6-36-1
R16
Loit E.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Beltrame S.
6-47-62
Sequera M.
Granville L.
6-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Morigami A.
1-66-36-2
Srebotnik K.
Vakulenko J.
6-06-0
Farina Elia S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-03-66-4
Schaul C.
Pisnik T.
7-56-2
Davenport L.
Bartoli M.
7-657-5
R32
Farina Elia S.
Nagyova H.
6-36-2
Granville L.
Brandi K.
6-17-65
Sequera M.
Safina D.
2-66-27-5
Schaul C.
Parra Santonja A.
6-42-66-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Craybas J.
6-14-66-3
Beltrame S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-766-46-1
Strycova B.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-756-3
Morigami A.
Bacsinszky T.
7-664-66-3
Loit E.
Testud S.
6-46-7116-1
Pisnik T.
Martinez Granados C.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Obata S.
6-36-4
Bartoli M.
Schett B.
6-32-66-4
Vakulenko J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-27-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Mikaelian M.
6-24-66-4