Joannette Kruger vs Ai Sugiyama — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 1997 ·
clay
Kruger J.6-3 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Kruger J.
662
Sugiyama A.
320
Joannette Kruger defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Joannette Kruger claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Joannette Kruger dropped just 5 games past Ai Sugiyama.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-17 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2000-05-15 | Rome | R64 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
41%
60%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
13%
44%
Service points won·Clear edge
32%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
33%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast