SF Qatar Open 2006

Nadia Petrova #8 def. Ai Sugiyama #26

6-1 7-6(2)

Nadia Petrova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-6(2) in the 2006 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNadia PetrovaAi Sugiyama
Aces30
Double faults22
First serve %64.0%69.0%
First serve points won %72.0%51.0%
Second serve points won %41.0%43.0%
Break points saved %70.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%30.0%
Service points won %61.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%39.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNadia PetrovaAi Sugiyama
Country RUS JPN
Birth dateJun 8, 1982Jul 5, 1975
Age2330
Height178 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)826
Ranking points (entering)2,014667
Elo (entering)1,9411,712
Current career W-L444–278416–366
Current career earnings$12,466,924$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Nadia Petrova #8 1 2 Ai Sugiyama #26

Path

Nadia Petrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #716-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2006QF
Eleni Daniilidou #856-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2006R16

Nadia Petrova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #26-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2006F

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julia Schruff #686-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2006QF
Anastasia Myskina #127-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2006R16
Selima Sfar #2126-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2006R32