Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Likhovtseva — Miami Round of 32
Miami · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2006 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.3-6 7-5 6-0
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
3762
Likhovtseva E.
6501
Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Likhovtseva 3-6 7-5 6-0 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva 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 the opening set before beating Elena Likhovtseva 3–6 7–5 6–0.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-24 | Linz | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 4-6 7-5 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | R32 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1999-06-14 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-01 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 3-6 7-6(7) 6-3 |
| 1996-12-30 | Hope Island | F | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
54
Break points won·Even
66
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
70
Tiebreaks·
47
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast