Ai Sugiyama vs Flavia Pennetta — Zurich Round of 16

Zurich · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
hard
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Sugiyama A.
7-6 6-1
Pennetta F.
Sugiyama A.
7762
Pennetta F.
611–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-6 6-1 in the Zurich round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended 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

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-21Los AngelesR16hardFlavia Pennetta7-6(5) 6-3
2008-06-23WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama7-6(5) 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
83
Break points won·Dominant
63
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
78

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