Sunitha Rao vs Ashley Harkleroad — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Qualifying Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
Rao S.6-2 4-6 6-3
Harkleroad A.
Rao S.
6462
Harkleroad A.
2631
Sunitha Rao defeated Ashley Harkleroad 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ashley Harkleroad came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sunitha Rao claimed a first win over Ashley Harkleroad in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sunitha Rao closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-08 | San Francisco CA 50K | F | hard | Ashley Harkleroad | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2001-04-30 | Dothan AL 25K | QF | clay | Ashley Harkleroad | 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
71%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (6 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast