Ai Sugiyama vs Silvija Talaja — Pattaya Round of 32
Pattaya · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 November 2001 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.5-7 6-3 6-3
Talaja S.
Sugiyama A.
5662
Talaja S.
7331
Ai Sugiyama defeated Silvija Talaja 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the Pattaya round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Silvija Talaja came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Silvija Talaja in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Silvija Talaja 5–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-30 | Japan Open | QF | hard | Silvija Talaja | 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2000-06-19 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Silvija Talaja | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-11-01 | Leipzig | R32 | carpet | Silvija Talaja | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast