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Ai Sugiyama#25 def. Kim Clijsters#3
3-6 7-5 6-4
Match Information
| Date | Mar 2, 2003* |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Scottsdale |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Round | F |
| Winner | Ai Sugiyama |
| Score | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| Loser | Kim Clijsters |
No match stats are available for this match.
Pre-match Comparison
| Field | Ai Sugiyama | Kim Clijsters |
|---|---|---|
| Country | JPN | BEL |
| Birth date | Jul 5, 1975 | Jun 8, 1983 |
| Age | 27 | 19 |
| Height | 163 | 174 |
| Handedness | Right-Handed | Right-Handed |
| Backhand style | Two-Handed Backhand | Two-Handed Backhand |
| Ranking (entering) | 25 | 3 |
| Ranking points (entering) | 1,179 | 3,958 |
| Elo (entering) | 1,828 | 2,196 |
| Career W-L | 411–362 | 463–127 |
| Career earnings | $8,128,126 | $24,545,194 |
Path
Ai Sugiyama's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2003 | SF | Alexandra Stevenson | 6-7(2) 6-2 7-6(7) | W | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 1, 2003 | QF | Eleni Daniilidou | 7-5 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 28, 2003 | R16 | Lindsay Davenport | 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 27, 2003 | R32 | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
Ai Sugiyama's next match
No later same-event match found for the winner.
Kim Clijsters's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2003 | SF | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6-3 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 1, 2003 | QF | Laura Granville | 6-3 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 28, 2003 | R16 | Cara Black | 6-2 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |