Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Likhovtseva — Miami Round of 32

Miami · 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, 20 March 2006
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
3-6 7-5 6-0
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
3762
Likhovtseva E.
6501

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Likhovtseva 3-6 7-5 6-0 in the Miami 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

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-24LinzR32hardAi Sugiyama6-1 4-6 7-5
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%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 52). 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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Sharapova M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Golovin T.
6-36-754-3
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Petrova N.
6-36-1
Golovin T.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-07-64
Sharapova M.
Myskina A.
6-36-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Sugiyama A.
Arvidsson S.
6-746-36-2
Myskina A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-46-1
Golovin T.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Craybas J.
2-66-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-0
R32
Petrova N.
Jackson J.
4-66-06-0
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
3-67-56-0
Craybas J.
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Kirilenko M.
Kutuzova V.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Camerin M.
6-27-62
Dementieva E.
Krajicek M.
6-06-1
Myskina A.
Azarenka V.
6-37-5
Daniilidou E.
Hantuchova D.
6-34-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Razzano V.
6-46-0
Zheng J.
Groenefeld A.
6-47-5
Mauresmo A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-0
Golovin T.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Schnyder P.
Srebotnik K.
7-636-3
Arvidsson S.
Shaughnessy M.
5-76-37-65
Kuznetsova S.
Hingis M.
3-66-17-69
Ivanovic A.
Bondarenko A.
6-35-76-3
R64
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Henin J.
7-56-4
Groenefeld A.
Asagoe S.
6-44-66-3
Golovin T.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-0
Krajicek M.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-26-4
Camerin M.
Peschke K.
6-27-5
Kirilenko M.
King V.
6-26-1
Kutuzova V.
Domachowska M.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Stosur S.
6-06-0
Bartoli M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-2
Koukalova K.
Garbin T.
2-67-56-1
Bondarenko A.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
7-613-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Ondraskova Z.
6-35-76-3
Daniilidou E.
Safina D.
6-46-4
Jackson J.
Dulko G.
5-76-26-4
Petrova N.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-26-1
Craybas J.
Clijsters K.
7-53-67-5
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
2-67-636-1
Arvidsson S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-47-5
Myskina A.
Bychkova E.
7-626-1
Sugiyama A.
Schruff J.
6-16-1
Vesnina E.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Peng S.
6-34-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Razzano V.
Sucha M.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Srebotnik K.
Washington M.
6-36-0
Hingis M.
Sun T.
6-36-2
R128
Asagoe S.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-622-3
Sun T.
Haynes A.
6-26-4
Bondarenko A.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Krajicek M.
Yan Z.
6-35-76-1
Domachowska M.
Yuan M.
6-46-4
Chakvetadze A.
Sprem K.
1-66-36-3
Yakimova A.
Nakamura A.
1-66-16-2
Benesova I.
Ancic S.
6-726-17-62
Peng S.
Frazier A.
6-46-2
Schruff J.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-46-2
Li N.
Morigami A.
6-16-2
King V.
Bammer S.
0-66-17-5
Camerin M.
Laine E.
4-66-26-3
Tatishvili A.
Mirza S.
7-661-67-68
Dominguez Lino L.
Smashnova A.
5-3
Craybas J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-34-66-1
Zheng J.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-3
Razzano V.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-2
Ondraskova Z.
Vento Kabchi M.
3-66-37-5
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Vinci R.
6-31-66-3
Daniilidou E.
Perry S.
6-37-5
Stosur S.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-36-3
Garbin T.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-611-66-4
Shaughnessy M.
Santangelo M.
2-67-56-4
Washington M.
Raymond L.
6-16-4
Diaz Oliva M.
Brandi K.
6-46-0
Jackson J.
Harkleroad A.
7-56-737-5
Bychkova E.
Castano C.
6-46-1
Azarenka V.
Pous Tio L.
7-666-3
Vesnina E.
Loit E.
6-37-64
Foretz Gacon S.
Sequera M.
6-46-3