Ai Sugiyama vs Eleni Daniilidou — Dubai Quarter-final
Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.6-1 6-3
Daniilidou E.
Sugiyama A.
662
Daniilidou E.
130
Ai Sugiyama defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6-1 6-3 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped just 4 games past Eleni Daniilidou.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 5-7 6-1 7-5 |
| 2006-10-30 | Hasselt | R32 | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 0-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-09-25 | Seoul | F | hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-3 2-6 7-6 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-7 6-0 6-3 |
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-02-24 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2002-06-10 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
42
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
24
Break points won·Clear edge
66
50
Deciding sets·Even
54
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
73
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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