Ai Sugiyama defeated Alona Bondarenko 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16.
Sugiyama A. came through in three sets.
Sugiyama A. and Bondarenko A. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sugiyama A. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Bondarenko A. 3–3 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
Ai Sugiyama beat Alona Bondarenko 5-7 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Alona Bondarenko — US Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-08-29/bondarenko-vs-sugiyama-us-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 29 August 2005).