Elena Dementieva vs Ai Sugiyama — Zurich Quarter-final

Zurich · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-1 5-7 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Dementieva E.
6572
Sugiyama A.
1751

Elena Dementieva defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 5-7 7-5 in the Zurich quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Dementieva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 7–5.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
2007-01-08SydneyR32hardElena Dementieva6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0
2003-09-15ShanghaiSFhardElena Dementieva6-1 3-6 6-3
2002-10-21LinzR32hardElena Dementieva6-1 6-4
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
2002-05-13RomeR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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
Dementieva E.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
68
Break points won·Dominant
92
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
49

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

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Sharapova M.
4-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
4-66-26-3
Molik A.
Schnyder P.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-36-4
Molik A.
Petrova N.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-15-77-5
Schnyder P.
Suarez P.
2-66-36-4
R16
Molik A.
Zvonareva V.
6-35-76-2
Sharapova M.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Sugiyama A.
Pennetta F.
7-616-1
Dementieva E.
Bovina E.
7-53-66-0
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
7-6117-66
Suarez P.
Loit E.
6-12-2
Schnyder P.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-766-46-3
R32
Petrova N.
Raymond L.
6-46-3
Suarez P.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-33-66-4
Zuluaga F.
Pierce M.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Mikaelian M.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Sprem K.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
7-56-727-63
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Asagoe S.
6-26-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
6-37-65
Molik A.
Farina Elia S.
6-17-65
Dechy N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Schnyder P.
Maleeva M.
1-66-16-4