Ai Sugiyama vs Sesil Karatantcheva — Zurich Qualifying Round

Zurich · WTA · Qualifying Round
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2005 ·
hard
BUL
Sesil Karatantcheva
37 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Sugiyama A.
6-1 6-2
Karatantcheva S.
Sugiyama A.
662
Karatantcheva S.
120

Ai Sugiyama defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1 6-2 in the Zurich qualifying round on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped just 3 games past Sesil Karatantcheva.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-05San DiegoQFhardAi Sugiyama6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Sugiyama A.Karatantcheva S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Karatantcheva S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
17
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
18
Break points won·Even
66
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
16
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
38

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

Draw