Samantha Stosur vs Ai Sugiyama — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
Stosur S.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
6462
Sugiyama A.
4641

Samantha Stosur defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2005-07-25StanfordR32hardAi Sugiyama7-6(10) 6-2
2005-02-21DohaR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
2004-01-05Gold CoastSFhardAi Sugiyama7-5 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve advantage — Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Even
61
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
45
53
Tiebreaks·Even
47
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Wozniacki C.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Oudin M.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
R16
Oudin M.
Petrova N.
1-67-626-3
Wickmayer Y.
Kvitova P.
4-66-47-5
Li N.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
2-67-657-63
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
6-00-66-4
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-666-0
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-0
Bondarenko K.
Dulko G.
6-06-0
R32
Clijsters K.
Flipkens K.
6-06-2
Li N.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-2
Schiavone F.
Azarenka V.
4-66-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-46-1
Oudin M.
Sharapova M.
3-66-47-5
Dulko G.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Rodionova A.
7-646-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Safina D.
6-42-67-65
Williams S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Rybarikova M.
6-27-5
R64
Peer S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-0
Cirstea S.
Dubois S.
6-45-76-4
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Oudin M.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-3
Shvedova Y.
Jankovic J.
6-36-747-66
Dulko G.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-0
Rodionova A.
Lisicki S.
6-33-67-5
Bondarenko K.
Perry S.
6-16-1
Wickmayer Y.
Peng S.
2-66-16-4
Errani S.
Schnyder P.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.
Garbin T.
6-16-3
Safina D.
Barrois K.
6-756-26-3
Zheng J.
Cornet A.
1-66-36-3
Petrova N.
Coin J.
6-47-63
Wozniacki C.
Martic P.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Czink M.
6-16-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kerber A.
7-56-3
Hantuchova D.
Bacsinszky T.
5-76-26-1
King V.
Stosur S.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-06-0
Wozniak A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
7-666-1
Zvonareva V.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-16-1
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.
Chang K.
4-66-26-2
Flipkens K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
5-76-16-2
Kirilenko M.
Radwanska A.
6-42-66-4
Li N.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-16-3
Schiavone F.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.
6-46-2
R128
King V.
Yakimova A.
2-1
Barrois K.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Rezai A.
7-646-746-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
3-66-36-2
Dulko G.
Makarova K.
6-35-76-4
Shvedova Y.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Pin C.
6-16-2
Oudin M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-0
Zheng J.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Adamczak M.
4-66-47-5
Coin J.
Hrdinova E.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-0
Martic P.
Beltrame S.
6-46-2
Dubois S.
Mladenovic K.
6-06-4
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Szavay A.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Domachowska M.
2-66-26-3
Voegele S.
Brianti A.
6-7106-16-3
Schiavone F.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Olaru R.
7-646-3
Larcher De Brito M.
Johansson M.
1-67-56-1
Safina D.
Rogowska O.
6-756-26-4
Garbin T.
Cecil M.
6-06-1
Kvitova P.
Kleybanova A.
6-746-36-2
Schnyder P.
Safarova L.
4-66-37-66
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-06-3
Peng S.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-37-67
Perry S.
Niculescu M.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-04-66-1
Kirilenko M.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-2
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-0
Clijsters K.
Kutuzova V.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Brodsky G.
6-46-4
Chang K.
Kanepi K.
6-02-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Tetreault V.
6-34-66-1
Williams V.
Dushevina V.
6-757-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-4
Chakvetadze A.
Sema Y.
4-66-16-2
Craybas J.
Gullickson C.
6-37-65
Vesnina E.
Hradecka L.
6-47-65
Mauresmo A.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Granville L.
6-17-67
Mirza S.
Govortsova O.
6-23-66-3
Pennetta F.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
6-44-66-4
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-24-66-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bammer S.
6-41-67-65
Kerber A.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-3
Czink M.
Camerin M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Glatch A.
6-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Benesova I.
6-36-4