Ai Sugiyama vs Gisela Dulko — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005
hard
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Sugiyama A.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Dulko G.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Dulko G.
4621

Ai Sugiyama defeated Gisela Dulko 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Linz round of 16 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 closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-30US OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
Sugiyama A.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
47
Break points saved·Even
68
65
Break points won·Slight edge
63
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
64
Tiebreaks·Even
49
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
4-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Peschke K.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Peschke K.
Sugiyama A.
4-67-56-4
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
7-56-3
Petrova N.
Bammer S.
6-23-66-3
Schnyder P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
R16
Hantuchova D.
Martinez C.
2-66-03-1
Petrova N.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Dulko G.
6-43-66-2
Ivanovic A.
Paszek T.
7-56-1
Bammer S.
Dushevina V.
7-56-4
Schnyder P.
Benesova I.
6-26-2
Golovin T.
Karatantcheva S.
6-47-62
Peschke K.
Dementieva E.
6-37-5
R32
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-14-67-5
Bammer S.
Razzano V.
7-636-3
Ivanovic A.
Asagoe S.
7-646-2
Paszek T.
Vesnina E.
7-661-67-5
Karatantcheva S.
Meusburger Y.
7-636-3
Dulko G.
Raymond L.
6-727-666-2
Peschke K.
Zvonareva V.
7-57-5
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-46-747-69
Martinez C.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Arvidsson S.
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Dushevina V.
Jankovic J.
7-663-66-0
Benesova I.
Domachowska M.
6-36-3