Ai Sugiyama vs Samantha StosurDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2005 ·
hard
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-2 6-3
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
662
Stosur S.
230

Ai Sugiyama defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur6-4 4-6 6-4
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2005-07-25StanfordR32hardAi Sugiyama7-6 6-2
2004-01-05Gold CoastSFhardAi Sugiyama7-5 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
58
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
64
Break points won·Slight edge
66
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
64
Tiebreaks·Even
47
47

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw