Lucie Safarova vs Ai Sugiyama — Gold Coast Round of 32

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 32
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Safarova L.
6-1 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Safarova L.
662
Sugiyama A.
12–

Lucie Safarova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 6-2 in the Gold Coast round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25DubaiR32hardLucie Safarova1-6 6-3 6-2
2007-08-06Los AngelesR32hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-4
2006-03-06Indian WellsR32hardAi Sugiyama6-3 7-5
2006-02-20DubaiR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Clear edge
50
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
53
Tiebreaks·Even
50
49

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

Draw

Final
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Hingis M.
1-67-626-2
Safarova L.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Hingis M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-24-66-0
Pennetta F.
Golovin T.
6-25-76-3
Safarova L.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
R16
Schnyder P.
Haynes A.
6-36-0
Safarova L.
Gajdosova J.
4-67-56-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Benesova I.
6-06-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Nakamura A.
6-46-4
Golovin T.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Li N.
6-26-2
R32
Li N.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Schiavone F.
Yuan M.
6-26-3
Haynes A.
Sprem K.
2-66-07-5
Gajdosova J.
Garbin T.
5-76-46-2
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Safina D.
Linetskaya E.
7-606-0
Benesova I.
Ferguson S.
7-56-2
Nakamura A.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Rolle A.
6-36-3
Golovin T.
Pratt N.
7-56-2
Bammer S.
Bohmova K.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Bychkova E.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Razzano V.
6-37-62
Koukalova K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Sun T.
2-66-26-4