Sabine Appelmans vs Ai Sugiyama — Zurich Round of 32
Zurich · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2000 ·
hard
Appelmans S.6-4 2-6 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Appelmans S.
6262
Sugiyama A.
4621
Sabine Appelmans defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Zurich round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Sabine Appelmans narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sabine Appelmans closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-21 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | R64 | clay | Sabine Appelmans | 7-5 6-4 |
| 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.