Ai Sugiyama vs Kim Clijsters — Roland Garros Round of 128
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2000 ·
clay
Sugiyama A.6-2 3-6 6-2
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Clijsters K.
2621
Ai Sugiyama defeated Kim Clijsters 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2005-07-25 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | SF | clay | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-02-24 | Scottsdale | F | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2000-10-30 | Leipzig | R32 | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
77
Break points saved·Dominant
42
76
Break points won·Clear edge
66
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast