Ai Sugiyama vs Alicia Molik | Ai Sugiyama Wins 7-5 6-4

ZurichQ16QualifyingHardSun 14 OctFinal

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Ai Sugiyama defeated Alicia Molik 7-5 6-4 in the Zurich qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Match story: Ai Sugiyama edged Alicia Molik in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).

How the match was decided

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Sugiyama A. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Sugiyama A. and Molik A. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sugiyama A. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Molik A. 0–4 (0%). Sugiyama A. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, Molik A. against 0.

2–340%Sugiyama A. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents0–40%Molik A. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–6Sets2–8

54–56Games35–54

2–1Tiebreaks0–1

0–1Deciding sets0–2

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs South M.W6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grassL6-1 3-6 6-7Eastbourne · grass
vs Bammer S.W6-2 7-6San Diego · hardL3-6 1-6Charleston · clay
vs Chakvetadze A.L4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayL2-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay

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vs Dementieva E.L7-6 6-7 0-6Sydney · hardL2-6 6-4 3-6Moscow · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Molik A. leads 3–2

Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Molik A. leads 1–0

Sugiyama A.October 2007ZurichThis matchHard7-5 6-4
Molik A.February 2007DohaHard0-6 6-2 3-1
Sugiyama A.September 2006BeijingHard6-2 7-6
Molik A.August 2004OlympicsHard6-3 6-4
Molik A.April 2002Amelia IslandClay6-2 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Sugiyama A.Molik A.1 783ELO1 6891 716Hard ELO1 6792–8Last 105–532Age26163 cmHeight182 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Ai Sugiyama beat Alicia Molik 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Ai Sugiyama vs Alicia Molik — Zurich Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-10-14/molik-vs-sugiyama-zurich-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 14 October 2007).