Ai Sugiyama vs Elena DementievaRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2002 ·
clay
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-4 7-5
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
672
Dementieva E.
450

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Dementieva 6-4 7-5 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
2007-01-08SydneyR32hardElena Dementieva6-7 7-6 6-0
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardElena Dementieva6-1 5-7 7-5
2003-09-15ShanghaiSFhardElena Dementieva6-1 3-6 6-3
2002-10-21LinzR32hardElena Dementieva6-1 6-4
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-7 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
79
Break points saved·Dominant
42
67
Break points won·Dominant
66
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
89
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

Draw