Ai Sugiyama vs Alicia Molik — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2006
hard
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Sugiyama A.
6-2 7-6
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
6772
Molik A.
262–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Alicia Molik 6-2 7-6 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Alicia Molik in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-26DohaR32hardAlicia Molik0-6 6-2 3-1 RET
2004-08-15OlympicsQFhardAlicia Molik6-3 6-4
2002-04-08Amelia IslandR64clayAlicia Molik6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Serve advantage — Sugiyama A.

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.Molik A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Molik A.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
41
Break points saved·Even
68
69
Break points won·Slight edge
63
56
Deciding sets·Even
53
57
Tiebreaks·Even
49
48

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
32°CMainly clear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 23%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
6-06-2
Mauresmo A.
Jankovic J.
6-13-67-63
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-44-66-4
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-44-66-2
Peng S.
Sugiyama A.
7-633-66-2
Mauresmo A.
Davenport L.
6-46-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
2-1
Sugiyama A.
Vaidisova N.
6-41-66-3
Li N.
Vesnina E.
3-66-16-1
Jankovic J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Sun T.
6-36-2
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Zheng J.
6-27-64
Peng S.
Kirilenko M.
5-76-46-2
R32
Peng S.
Castano C.
4-67-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Vesnina E.
Laine E.
7-605-76-3
Jankovic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Zheng J.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Molik A.
6-27-62
Sun T.
Zvonareva V.
6-41-66-2
Li N.
Dushevina V.
6-36-4
Davenport L.
Chakvetadze A.
7-643-67-5
Daniilidou E.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Yan Z.
7-56-2