Dmitri Sitak defeated Norikazu Sugiyama 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dmitri Sitak came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dmitri Sitak extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Sitak D. came through in three sets.
Dmitri Sitak beat Norikazu Sugiyama 3-6 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Dmitri Sitak vs Norikazu Sugiyama — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-09-30/sitak-vs-sugiyama-tokyo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 2006).