Ai Sugiyama vs Vera Zvonareva — Linz Semi-final
Linz · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003 ·
hard
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Sugiyama A.6-3 3-6 6-4
Zvonareva V.
Sugiyama A.
6362
Zvonareva V.
3641
Ai Sugiyama defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Linz semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-12 | Rome | R64 | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2008-03-24 | Miami | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2 6-7 6-0 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 1-1 |
| 2006-07-31 | San Diego | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
30
Break points won·Dominant
66
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
62
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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