Nadia Petrova vs Ai Sugiyama — Doha Semi-final

Doha · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Petrova N.
6-1 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
6772
Sugiyama A.
162–

Nadia Petrova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-6 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-09-28TokyoR64hardNadia Petrova6-0 2-1 RET
2004-01-05Gold CoastFhardAi Sugiyama1-6 6-1 6-4
2003-10-20LinzFhardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-4
2003-01-13Australian OpenR64hardNadia Petrova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Serve advantage — Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Clear edge
80
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Schruff J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kuznetsova S.
7-676-2
R16
Schruff J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7-626-766-4
Vinci R.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-36-2
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
4-67-656-1
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
R32
Bartoli M.
Uberoi N.
6-07-65
Vinci R.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Washington M.
6-16-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Uberoi S.
6-06-1
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Schruff J.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
7-616-1
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Peschke K.
7-645-76-1
Sugiyama A.
Sfar S.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Li T.
6-26-4