Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 6–0 on categories Sugiyama wins on games won. WTA Tour 1999: Watanabe 5 matches, Sugiyama 52 matches.
Sugiyama averages 11 games won a match to Watanabe’s 7 (57% more). Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 53.3 to Watanabe’s 20. Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Watanabe’s 0.4 — 3.1 times as many. Best single match: Sugiyama 20 games won, Watanabe 12. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 54%, Watanabe’s team won 20% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 52 matches, Watanabe 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Watanabe (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
7 35 total · best 12 Games wonper game 11.0 571 total · best 20 #39 of 78
20.0 Sets won % 53.3 #36 of 78
38.9 Games won % 51.4 #42 of 78
– Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #40 of 48
0.4 2 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 64 total · best 2 #37 of 78
1.6 8 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.1
Head to head 1 2 matches since 1994 1
Clay · 1 match Watanabe 0 Sugiyama 1 Hard · 1 match Watanabe 1 Sugiyama 0 Grand Slams · 1 match Watanabe 0 Sugiyama 1 Last meetings 29 May 1995 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · Clay Sugiyama won 6-3 6-2 26 July 1994 · Stratton Mountain · Round of 32 · Hard Watanabe won 6-1 6-3 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1999.
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