Kim Clijsters vs Ai Sugiyama — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2005
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-1 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Clijsters K.
662
Sugiyama A.
12–

Kim Clijsters defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardKim Clijsters6-1 6-4
2003-06-23WimbledonR16grassKim Clijsters6-3 6-2
2003-05-12RomeSFclayKim Clijsters6-3 6-2
2003-02-24ScottsdaleFhardAi Sugiyama3-6 7-5 6-4
2001-07-30San DiegoR32hardAi Sugiyama6-3 6-3
2001-03-08Indian WellsR16hardKim Clijsters6-4 4-6 6-2
2000-10-30LeipzigR32carpetKim Clijsters6-0 6-2
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayAi Sugiyama6-2 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
68
Break points won·Clear edge
82
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
2-67-646-2
Clijsters K.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Benesova I.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-3
Groenefeld A.
Dechy N.
2-66-26-3
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-1
R16
Groenefeld A.
Davenport L.
5-0
Jankovic J.
Frazier A.
6-06-3
Williams V.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
6-47-5
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
3-66-36-4
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-43-66-1
Benesova I.
Schiavone F.
3-66-37-64
R32
Raymond L.
Haynes A.
6-47-67
Hantuchova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
7-6106-2
Benesova I.
Peng S.
6-47-63
Schiavone F.
Jidkova A.
6-46-1
Shaughnessy M.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-67-66
Groenefeld A.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Mirza S.
Daniilidou E.
7-642-66-3
Frazier A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-0
Jankovic J.
Irvin M.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Washington M.
6-16-3
Dechy N.
Sprem K.
6-26-3