Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Likhovtseva — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Sugiyama A.
6-1 4-6 7-5
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
6472
Likhovtseva E.
1651

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-20MiamiR32hardAi Sugiyama3-6 7-5 6-0
2005-03-23MiamiR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 3-6 6-3
2004-06-14EastbourneR16grassAi Sugiyama7-5 4-6 6-3
2004-05-03BerlinR32grassAi Sugiyama6-1 6-2
1999-06-21WimbledonR64grassElena Likhovtseva7-6 6-1
1999-06-14EastbourneR16grassElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-4
1996-12-30Hope IslandFhardElena Likhovtseva3-6 7-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.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.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
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
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
48
Break points saved·Even
68
67
Break points won·Even
63
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
63
Tiebreaks·
49
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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