R32 Indian Wells Open 1997

Venus Williams #211 def. Ai Sugiyama #29

3-6 6-3 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1997 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Mar 13, 1997*
Tournament
Indian Wells Open
Edition
1997
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Round
R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsAi Sugiyama
Country USA JPN
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Jul 5, 1975
Age1621
Height185 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21129
Ranking points (entering)83868
Elo (entering)1,5861,778
Current career W-L782–299416–366
Current career earnings$43,194,440$8,128,126
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #211 0 – 0 Ai Sugiyama #29

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Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anne Miller 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1997R64

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iva Majoli #97-5 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 1997R16

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naoko Kijimuta #446-4 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 1997R64