Ai Sugiyama vs Eleni Daniilidou — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2002 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.6-4 3-6 6-1
Daniilidou E.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Daniilidou E.
4611
Ai Sugiyama defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 5-7 6-1 7-5 |
| 2006-10-30 | Hasselt | R32 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 0-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-09-25 | Seoul | F | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-3 2-6 7-6 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-7 6-0 6-3 |
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2003-02-24 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2002-06-10 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
42
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
24
Break points won·Clear edge
66
50
Deciding sets·Even
54
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
73
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast