Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Likhovtseva — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2004
grass
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
7462
Likhovtseva E.
5631

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Likhovtseva 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

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
2004-05-03BerlinR32grassAi Sugiyama6-1 6-2
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
2-67-626-4
Semi-finals
Hantuchova D.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-626-1
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-67
Mauresmo A.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pisnik T.
3-66-26-3
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-0
R16
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-54-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Keen A.
6-46-2
Maleeva M.
Martinez C.
3-67-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Sprem K.
6-32-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Bovina E.
6-41-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-13-66-3
Pisnik T.
Schiavone F.
7-627-5
R32
Dechy N.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Safina D.
7-637-5
Hantuchova D.
Frazier A.
7-53-66-2
Schiavone F.
Molik A.
2-67-57-62
Pisnik T.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Black C.
6-46-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Serna M.
6-47-62
Bovina E.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-0
Sprem K.
Smashnova A.
6-26-4
Keen A.
Zheng J.
7-56-3
Martinez C.
Raymond L.
3-66-26-0
Maleeva M.
Keothavong A.
5-76-16-1