Likhovtseva v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst8–5
Elena Likhovtseva takes it, 8–5 on categories
Likhovtseva wins on break points saved %. Sugiyama’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Likhovtseva 52 matches, Sugiyama 55 matches.
- Likhovtseva averages 0.8 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.2 — 4.5 times as many.
- Sugiyama averages a double fault every 1.6 matches to Likhovtseva’s 1.3.
- Likhovtseva has the better break points saved %: 54 to Sugiyama’s 46.
- Winners’ edge: Likhovtseva’s team won 58%, Sugiyama’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 62.1#36 of 90First serve in %65.8#16 of 90
- 61.1#47 of 90First-serve points won %59.7#60 of 90
- 54.0#48 of 90Break points saved %46.0#80 of 90
- 47.1#26 of 90Return points won %43.2#62 of 90
- 0.842 total · best 6#20 of 90Acesper game0.210 total · best 3#67 of 90
- 11.5598 total · best 19
Head to head
610 matches
since 19964
since 19964
- Hard · 4 matchesLikhovtseva 2Sugiyama 2
- Grass · 3 matchesLikhovtseva 2Sugiyama 1
- Clay · 2 matchesLikhovtseva 1Sugiyama 1
- Carpet · 1 matchLikhovtseva 1Sugiyama 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchLikhovtseva 1Sugiyama 0
- Finals · 1 matchLikhovtseva 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 20 Mar 2006 · Miami · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 3-6 7-5 6-0
- 24 Oct 2005 · Linz · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 6-1 4-6 7-5
- 23 Mar 2005 · Miami · Round of 32 · HardLikhovtseva won 6-4 3-6 6-3
- 14 June 2004 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassSugiyama won 7-5 4-6 6-3
- 3 May 2004 · Berlin · Round of 32 · Clay
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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