Ai Sugiyama vs Magdalena Maleeva — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2005 ·
clay
Sugiyama A.6-2 6-4
Maleeva M.
Sugiyama A.
662
Maleeva M.
240
Ai Sugiyama defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-2 6-4 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped just 6 games past Magdalena Maleeva.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-01-05 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2003-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2001-10-22 | Linz | R16 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 1-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 7-6 |
| 1998-01-04 | Hope Island | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast