R16 Italian Open 2004

Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 def. Ai Sugiyama #10

6-4 3-6 7-6(4)

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) in the 2004 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 14, 2004*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Ai Sugiyama
Country	RUS	JPN
Birth date	Jun 27, 1985	Jul 5, 1975
Age	18	28
Height	174 cm	163 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	14	10
Ranking points (entering)	1,814	2,053
Elo (entering)	1,968	1,845
Current career W-L	594–323	416–366
Current career earnings	$25,816,890	$8,128,126

Pre-match H2H

Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 1 – 0 Ai Sugiyama #10

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marta Marrero #81	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2004	R32
Alicia Molik #39	6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2004	R64

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #7	5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2004	QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Pierce #34	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2004	R32