R16 Indian Wells Open 2001

Kim Clijsters #19 def. Ai Sugiyama #44

6-4 4-6 6-2

Kim Clijsters defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 2001 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts on March 8, 2001.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 2001
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Kim Clijsters	Ai Sugiyama
Country	BEL	JPN
Birth date	Jun 8, 1983	Jul 5, 1975
Age	17	25
Height	174 cm	163 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	19	44
Ranking points (entering)	1,383	703
Elo (entering)	1,916	1,721
Current career W-L	466–128	416–366
Current career earnings	$24,545,194	$8,128,126

Pre-match H2H

Kim Clijsters #19 1 – 1 Ai Sugiyama #44

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justine Henin #21	1-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R32
Sylvia Plischke #90	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R64

Kim Clijsters's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elena Bovina #141	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	QF

Ai Sugiyama's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tathiana Garbin #54	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R32
Janette Husarova #111	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R64