Elena Likhovtseva vs Ai Sugiyama — Hope Island Final
Hope Island · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 1996 ·
hard
Likhovtseva E.3-6 7-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
3762
Sugiyama A.
6631
Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ai Sugiyama 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Hope Island final on hard. Elena Likhovtseva extended the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Likhovtseva dropped the opening set before beating Ai Sugiyama 3–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
4–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2005-10-24 | Linz | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 4-6 7-5 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | R32 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1999-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-01 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 3-6 7-6(7) 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
57
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
54
42
Break points won·Even
68
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
54
Tiebreaks·
—
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About