Alicia Molik vs Ai Sugiyama — Olympics Quarter-final

Olympics · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2004
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Molik A.
6-3 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Molik A.
662
Sugiyama A.
34–

Alicia Molik defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-4 in the Olympics quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Alicia Molik extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alicia Molik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-26DohaR32hardAlicia Molik0-6 6-2 3-1 RET
2006-09-18BeijingR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 7-6(2)
2002-04-08Amelia IslandR64clayAlicia Molik6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Molik A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Serve advantage — Sugiyama A.

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
Molik A.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molik A.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
41
42
Break points saved·Even
69
68
Break points won·Slight edge
56
63
Deciding sets·Even
57
53
Tiebreaks·Even
48
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Molik A.
7-686-3
Henin J.
Myskina A.
7-55-78-6
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Pierce M.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-654-66-2
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Myskina A.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
R16
Henin J.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Mauresmo A.
Rubin C.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-3
Pierce M.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Sprem K.
7-666-1
Schiavone F.
Zuluaga F.
6-756-16-3
Myskina A.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-4
Molik A.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
R32
Henin J.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Garbin T.
1-67-656-2
Pierce M.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Widjaja A.
6-36-1
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Molik A.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Morigami A.
7-656-2
Schnyder P.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-16-4
Rubin C.
Black C.
6-43-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Camerin M.
6-06-1
Daniilidou E.
Maleeva M.
2-66-46-4
Williams V.
Matevzic M.
6-06-0
Myskina A.
Brandi K.
6-23-66-4
Schiavone F.
Cho Y.
2-67-606-4
Zuluaga F.
Suarez P.
4-67-646-1
R64
Molik A.
Dementieva E.
4-66-06-3
Farina Elia S.
Testud S.
6-26-0
Daniilidou E.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Maleeva M.
Koukalova K.
6-16-4
Schiavone F.
Asagoe S.
6-37-64
Cho Y.
Kanepi K.
7-616-1
Zuluaga F.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Perebiynis T.
Randriantefy D.
6-36-4
Widjaja A.
Tanasugarn T.
1-66-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Martinez C.
6-16-4
Camerin M.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-46-3
Rubin C.
Stosur S.
6-26-786-0
Hantuchova D.
Schaul C.
6-16-1
Morigami A.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-3
Garbin T.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Casanova M.
6-37-5
Matevzic M.
Obata S.
7-637-5
Williams V.
Czink M.
6-16-2
Myskina A.
Serna M.
6-06-1
Brandi K.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-1
Srebotnik K.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-30-66-4
Raymond L.
Kurhajcova L.
6-44-66-3
Suarez P.
Dechy N.
6-717-659-7
Sugiyama A.
Zheng J.
4-66-38-6
Sprem K.
Dulko G.
7-667-5
Black C.
Pisnik T.
6-35-76-4
Schnyder P.
Mandula P.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Kremer A.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Sucha M.
6-36-3
Pierce M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-5