Ai Sugiyama vs Julia Schruff — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
GER
Julia Schruff
43 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Sugiyama A.
6-3 6-2
Schruff J.
Sugiyama A.
662
Schruff J.
32–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Julia Schruff 6-3 6-2 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardAi Sugiyama6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schruff J.

Schruff J.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Schruff J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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