Sabine Appelmans vs Ai Sugiyama — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 1999 ·
clay
Appelmans S.7-5 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Appelmans S.
762
Sugiyama A.
540
Sabine Appelmans defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-5 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sabine Appelmans narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sabine Appelmans edged Ai Sugiyama in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-21 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-10-09 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Sabine Appelmans | 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
| 1997-01-01 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 3-6 7-6(0) |
| 1996-12-30 | Hope Island | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
64%
1st serve points won·
—
60%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
54%
Return points won·
—
45%
Break points saved·
—
55%
Aces / match·
—
1.1
Double faults / match·
—
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast