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Ai Sugiyama#14 def. Dinara Safina#66
6-4 7-6(7)
Match Information
| Date | Sep 20, 2003* |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Shanghai |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Round | QF |
| Winner | Ai Sugiyama |
| Score | 6-4 7-6(7) |
| Loser | Dinara Safina |
No match stats are available for this match.
Pre-match Comparison
| Field | Ai Sugiyama | Dinara Safina |
|---|---|---|
| Country | JPN | RUS |
| Birth date | Jul 5, 1975 | Apr 27, 1986 |
| Age | 28 | 17 |
| Height | 163 | 182 |
| Handedness | Right-Handed | Right-Handed |
| Backhand style | Two-Handed Backhand | Two-Handed Backhand |
| Ranking (entering) | 14 | 66 |
| Ranking points (entering) | 1,611 | 577 |
| Elo (entering) | 1,881 | 1,758 |
| Career W-L | 411–362 | 299–160 |
| Career earnings | $8,128,126 | $10,585,640 |
Path
Ai Sugiyama's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2003 | R16 | Tiantian Sun | 7-6(7) 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
Ai Sugiyama's next match
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2003 | SF | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | L | H2H | Match data |
Dinara Safina's path
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | W/L | H2H | Match data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2003 | R16 | Jelena Dokic | 6-1 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 18, 2003 | R32 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6-3 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |