Saori Obata vs Ai Sugiyama — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Obata S.6-4 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Obata S.
662
Sugiyama A.
440
Saori Obata defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Saori Obata had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Saori Obata edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-09-09 | Shanghai | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-02-17 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Even
52%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
47%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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