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.
Sugiyama A. took it in straight sets.
Sugiyama A. and Karatantcheva S. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sugiyama A. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Karatantcheva S. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Ai Sugiyama beat Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1 6-2. Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Sesil Karatantcheva — San Diego Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-08-05/karatantcheva-vs-sugiyama-san-diego-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 5 August 2005).