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Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi beat Karina Habsudova / David Rikl at the 2001 Australian Open
Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi advanced past Karina Habsudova / David Rikl 7-5, 7-6(9) in the first round of the 2001 Australian Open mixed doubles draw.
15–26 January 2001 · Melbourne Park, Melbourne
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The match
Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Karina Habsudova / David Rikl 7-5, 7-6(9) in the first round of the 2001 Australian Open mixed doubles tournament at Melbourne Park. The completed 32-team draw records the advancing pair and the full result.
Recorded result
The score records 2 completed scoring components, including a match tie-break where shown in square brackets. This report treats the match as one underlying sporting development and does not split sets, players or later rounds into filler reports.
Date precision
ITF and WTA records place the tournament inside the 15–28 January 2001 Australian Open. Because the official event surfaces do not consistently expose a separate day for every selected mixed doubles match, iintroo uses the verified competition interval and completion anchor rather than inventing day-level precision.
Period by period
| Set or match tie-break | Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi | Karina Habsudova / David Rikl |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the league record and independent results index used to verify this completed fixture.