Ai Sugiyama vs Vania King — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-4 5-7 7-5
King V.
Sugiyama A.
6572
King V.
4751

Ai Sugiyama defeated Vania King 6-4 5-7 7-5 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.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.King V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.King V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
54
Break points won·Slight edge
63
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
49
64

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Bartoli M.
Nakamura A.
2-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Pin C.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Chan Y.
7-632-66-4
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Namigata J.
6-26-1
Pin C.
Fedossova Y.
5-76-46-1
Nakamura A.
Jackson J.
6-11-67-64
Chan Y.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
R16
Namigata J.
Suarez P.
2-4
Nakamura A.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-2
Pin C.
Osterloh L.
6-43-66-0
Fedossova Y.
Morigami A.
4-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Jackson J.
Molik A.
6-36-1
Chan Y.
Domachowska M.
6-16-0
Sugiyama A.
King V.
6-45-77-5
R32
Pin C.
Daniilidou E.
6-11-1
Domachowska M.
Arvidsson S.
7-647-61
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-23-66-4
Morigami A.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-27-63
Fedossova Y.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Laine E.
6-46-3
Dushevina V.
Uberoi S.
7-636-3
King V.
Beltrame S.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Schruff J.
6-36-0
Namigata J.
Castano C.
6-21-66-4
Suarez P.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
7-637-5
Nakamura A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-3
Jackson J.
Dulko G.
6-46-1
Osterloh L.
Shaughnessy M.
6-23-66-3