Ai Sugiyama vs Sesil KaratantchevaSan Diego Quarter-final

San Diego · WTA · Quarter-final
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-1 6-2
Karatantcheva S.
Sugiyama A.
662
Karatantcheva S.
12

Ai Sugiyama defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1 6-2 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Karatantcheva S.

Karatantcheva S.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
48%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
3
Break points saved·Dominant
68
10
Break points won·Slight edge
63
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
27
Tiebreaks·
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