Ai Sugiyama vs Saori Obata — Shanghai Round of 32
Shanghai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2002 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.6-4 6-2
Obata S.
Sugiyama A.
662
Obata S.
420
Ai Sugiyama defeated Saori Obata 6-4 6-2 in the Shanghai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped just 6 games past Saori Obata.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Saori Obata | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-02-17 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
46%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.