Ai Sugiyama vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — San Diego Round of 16
San Diego · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.2-6 6-4 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
2662
Kuznetsova S.
6431
Ai Sugiyama defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the San Diego round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-05 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2006-08-14 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-06-19 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | QF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R16 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | SF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-0 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
42
51
Break points won·Dominant
66
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
84
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast