Amanda Coetzer vs Ai Sugiyama — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 3 February 1998 ·
hard
Coetzer A.6-3 2-6 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Coetzer A.
6262
Sugiyama A.
3621
Amanda Coetzer defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending the title. Amanda Coetzer narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Amanda Coetzer closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Amanda Coetzer | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2002-08-04 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2001-05-21 | Strasbourg | R16 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1998-05-11 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1996-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Amanda Coetzer | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast