Nicole Pratt vs Ai Sugiyama — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2002 ·
hard
Pratt N.6-3 4-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
6462
Sugiyama A.
3631
Nicole Pratt defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicole Pratt narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nicole Pratt closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-02-25 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Nicole Pratt | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 4-1 |
| 2000-11-04 | Philadelphia | R32 | carpet | Nicole Pratt | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2000-04-10 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Nicole Pratt | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
49
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
50
42
Break points won·Even
62
66
Deciding sets·Slight edge
62
54
Tiebreaks·
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47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast