Ai Sugiyama vs Lucie Safarova — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Sugiyama A.
6-3 7-5
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
672
Safarova L.
35–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25DubaiR32hardLucie Safarova1-6 6-3 6-2
2007-08-06Los AngelesR32hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-4
2006-02-20DubaiR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-3
2006-01-02Gold CoastR32hardLucie Safarova6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

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
Sugiyama A.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
89
Break points won·Clear edge
63
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
48
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Hingis M.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Henin J.
2-67-57-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-46-2
Hingis M.
Safina D.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-3
R16
Hingis M.
Davenport L.
6-31-66-2
Dementieva E.
Li N.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Laine E.
7-57-63
Ivanovic A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-3
Henin J.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Groenefeld A.
Ani M.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
7-626-1
Safina D.
Myskina A.
6-16-3
R32
Laine E.
Pennetta F.
1-0
Groenefeld A.
Smashnova A.
2-66-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Granville L.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Bammer S.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.
Raymond L.
6-46-0
Dulko G.
Golovin T.
1-67-57-66
Sugiyama A.
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-06-0
Peer S.
Daniilidou E.
4-67-647-5
Myskina A.
Domachowska M.
7-56-3
Ani M.
Bartoli M.
7-646-2
Dementieva E.
Mirza S.
5-76-46-4
Li N.
King V.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Yuan M.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
R64
Golovin T.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-0
Laine E.
Craybas J.
7-56-1
Safarova L.
Kirkland J.
6-767-626-1
Safina D.
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Yuan M.
Castano C.
7-656-2
Domachowska M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-43-66-2
Myskina A.
Washington M.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Jackson J.
6-46-3
Raymond L.
Loit E.
6-756-46-4
Peer S.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-746-2
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Ani M.
Dechy N.
2-66-26-2
Bartoli M.
Bychkova E.
6-33-66-3
Smashnova A.
Sucha M.
6-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-16-0
Ivanovic A.
Beltrame S.
6-36-2
Perry S.
Frazier A.
7-616-3
Kirilenko M.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
King V.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-06-1
Mirza S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-23-67-5
Dementieva E.
Yakimova A.
6-43-66-3
Bammer S.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Lisjak I.
6-16-2
Dulko G.
Cohen Aloro S.
7-636-1
Sugiyama A.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-56-0
Hingis M.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Granville L.
Garbin T.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Harkleroad A.
6-06-0
Chakvetadze A.
Kutuzova V.
6-47-5
Nakamura A.
Santangelo M.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
R128
Dominguez Lino L.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-41-66-1
Li N.
Kremer A.
6-16-3
King V.
Rodionova A.
6-36-1
Beltrame S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-2
Asagoe S.
Sprem K.
6-44-66-3
Kutuzova V.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Perry S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-26-1
Lisjak I.
Stevenson A.
7-616-2
Yakimova A.
Poutchek T.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Pratt N.
6-766-46-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Peng S.
3-66-36-3
Garbin T.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Laine E.
Sromova H.
7-57-5
Pin C.
Obata S.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Zheng J.
6-13-66-4
Stosur S.
Fedak Y.
3-66-36-0
Kirkland J.
Kloesel S.
4-67-617-63
Yuan M.
Morigami A.
6-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Kanepi K.
7-646-1
Washington M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-33-66-3
Jackson J.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-3
Raymond L.
Bohmova K.
2-66-47-65
Gagliardi E.
Brandi K.
6-46-4
Daniilidou E.
Camerin M.
6-22-66-3
Ani M.
Serra Zanetti A.
3-66-26-0
Bychkova E.
Nagyova H.
6-36-0
Nakamura A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-46-2
Sucha M.
Glatch A.
6-06-1
Schruff J.
Sun T.
6-46-3
Harkleroad A.
Yan Z.
6-37-5
Pironkova T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3