Ai Sugiyama vs Karolina Sprem — Olympics Round of 16

Olympics · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2004
hard
CRO
Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-6 6-1
Sprem K.
Sugiyama A.
7862
Sprem K.
661–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Karolina Sprem 7-6 6-1 in the Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Sprem came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Karolina Sprem in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-07Amelia IslandR64clayKarolina Sprem6-4 7-6(3)
2004-08-02MontrealR16hardKarolina Sprem6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

Sprem K.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Sprem K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
64%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Sprem K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
31
Break points saved·Even
68
68
Break points won·Slight edge
63
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
35
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-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