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Monica Seles#9 def. Ai Sugiyama#38
7-5 6-4
Match Information
| Date | Oct 6, 2001* |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Japan Open |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Round | SF |
| Winner | Monica Seles |
| Score | 7-5 6-4 |
| Loser | Ai Sugiyama |
No match stats are available for this match.
Pre-match Comparison
| Field | Monica Seles | Ai Sugiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Country | USA | JPN |
| Birth date | Dec 2, 1973 | Jul 5, 1975 |
| Age | 27 | 26 |
| Height | 178 | 163 |
| Handedness | Left-Handed | Right-Handed |
| Backhand style | Two-Handed Backhand | Two-Handed Backhand |
| Ranking (entering) | 9 | 38 |
| Ranking points (entering) | 2,414 | 835 |
| Elo (entering) | 2,113 | 1,739 |
| Career W-L | 578–121 | 411–362 |
| Career earnings | $14,891,762 | $8,128,126 |
Path
Monica Seles's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2001 | QF | Rita Grande | 6-1 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 5, 2001 | R16 | Yoon Jeong Cho | 6-2 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
Monica Seles's next match
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2001 | F | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6-3 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
Ai Sugiyama's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2001 | QF | Pavlina Nola | 6-1 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 5, 2001 | R16 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 4, 2001 | R32 | Zsofia Gubacsi | 6-4 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |