Mary Pierce vs Ai Sugiyama — Linz Round of 32
Linz · WTA · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006
hard
Pierce M.7-6 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Pierce M.
77772
Sugiyama A.
6365–
Mary Pierce defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-6 7-6 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's quarter-final, but Mary Pierce had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce won all two sets in tiebreaks against Ai Sugiyama.
Head to head
5–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-01 | San Diego | F | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-06-17 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-04-01 | Sarasota | R32 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-10-18 | Kremlin Cup | R16 | carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | R16 | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
| 1998-10-26 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-10-20 | Kremlin Cup | R32 | carpet | Mary Pierce | 5-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 1997-03-01 | Fed Cup WG1 QF: JPN vs FRA | RR | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-7(7) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pierce M.
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
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-637-5
Schnyder P.
Zvonareva V.
7-626-4
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
5-77-656-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Pierce M.
4-66-6
Schnyder P.
Dechy N.
6-716-46-3
Stosur S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-1
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Vesnina E.
6-746-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Santangelo M.
7-646-0
R32
Vesnina E.
Hantuchova D.
4-3
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-43-2
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
7-637-65
Dechy N.
Paszek T.
2-66-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-16-736-3
Santangelo M.
Bondarenko A.
6-41-66-3
Chakvetadze A.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-2
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-37-64
Daniilidou E.
Rubin C.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Groenefeld A.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Krajicek M.
6-17-62