Nadia Petrova vs Ai Sugiyama — Doha Semi-final
Doha · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006 ·
hard
Petrova N.6-1 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
672
Sugiyama A.
160
Nadia Petrova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-6 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16, but Nadia Petrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nadia Petrova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R64 | hard | Nadia Petrova | 6-0 2-1 |
| 2004-01-05 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 1-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2003-10-20 | Linz | F | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Nadia Petrova | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
68
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
42
Break points won·Clear edge
85
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
54
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