Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 5–1 on categories Sugiyama wins on sets lost. WTA Tour 1996: Grande 29 matches, Sugiyama 45 matches.
Sugiyama averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Grande’s 1.3. Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 52 to Grande’s 44.8. Sugiyama averages 9.9 games lost a match to Grande’s 11.1. Best single match: Grande 18 games won, Sugiyama 16. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Grande’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 45 matches, Grande 29 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
10.5 304 total · best 18 #48 of 75 Games wonper game 10.3 465 total · best 16 #55 of 75
44.8 #64 of 75 Sets won % 52.0 #46 of 75
48.5 #62 of 75 Games won % 51.2 #41 of 75
1.0 30 total · best 2 #63 of 75 Sets wonper game 1.1 51 total · best 2 #55 of 75
1.3 37 total · best 2 #65 of 75 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.0 47 total · best 2 #40 of 75
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1996 3
Hard · 3 matches Grande 2 Sugiyama 1 Carpet · 1 match Grande 0 Sugiyama 1 Clay · 1 match Grande 0 Sugiyama 1 Last meetings 27 Jan 2003 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · Carpet Sugiyama won 6-1 4-6 6-2 8 Oct 2001 · Shanghai · Quarterfinal · Hard Grande won 6-7(3) 7-5 1-0 7 May 2001 · Berlin · Round of 64 · Clay Sugiyama won 6-3 6-4 30 Dec 1996 · Hope Island · Round of 16 · Hard Sugiyama won 6-7 6-2 6-3 1 Jan 1996 · Auckland · Round of 16 · Hard Grande won 6-3 6-3 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1996.
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