Eleni Daniilidou vs Ai Sugiyama — Seoul Final
Seoul · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
hard
Daniilidou E.6-3 2-6 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Daniilidou E.
62772
Sugiyama A.
36631
Eleni Daniilidou defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 2-6 7-6 in the Seoul final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's quarter-final. Eleni Daniilidou extended the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Eleni Daniilidou closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
4–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 5-7 6-1 7-5 |
| 2006-10-30 | Hasselt | R32 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 0-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-7(1) 6-0 6-3 |
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2003-02-24 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2002-06-10 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
30
42
Break points saved·Dominant
42
68
Break points won·Slight edge
52
63
Deciding sets·Even
52
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Daniilidou E.
Sugiyama A.
6-32-67-63
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Suarez P.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Morigami A.
6-31-66-2
Daniilidou E.
Zvonareva V.
7-636-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Mirza S.
7-634-67-63
R16
Mirza S.
Hingis M.
4-66-06-4
Morigami A.
Nakamura A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Beltrame S.
7-616-1
Zvonareva V.
Laine E.
6-46-0
Daniilidou E.
Dushevina V.
1-66-16-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Widjaja A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Rodionova A.
6-36-1
Suarez P.
Castano C.
6-46-3
R32
Suarez P.
Dulko G.
6-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Pin C.
6-16-2
Beltrame S.
Tu M.
6-46-756-1
Nakamura A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-636-3
Morigami A.
Arvidsson S.
6-06-4
Laine E.
Kim S.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Dushevina V.
Kirilenko M.
6-35-77-5
Daniilidou E.
Jackson J.
7-56-4
Hingis M.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-2
Mirza S.
Lee Y.
3-66-06-0
Widjaja A.
Grandin N.
4-66-37-65
Ruano Pascual V.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Olaru R.
1-66-26-4
Rodionova A.
Domachowska M.
6-46-3
Castano C.
Ancic S.
6-36-2