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Elena Likhovtseva v Ai Sugiyama: stats compared | Lineball
Likhovtseva wins on first-serve points won %. Sugiyama’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2007: Likhovtseva 30 matches, Sugiyama 40 matches.
Likhovtseva averages 2.7 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 5.1.
Sugiyama has the better return points won %: 47.5 to Likhovtseva’s 42.7.
Likhovtseva averages 1.4 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 1.1 (27% more).
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.
65.6#20 of 68First serve in %62.5#34 of 68
62.5#38 of 68First-serve points won %58.4#58 of 68
57.4#18 of 68Break points saved %55.0#36 of 68
42.7#54 of 68Return points won %47.5#8 of 68
1.441 total · best 5#40 of 68Acesper game1.143 total · best 4#46 of 68
9.8295 total · best 17
Head to head
610 matches 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 2007.
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#57 of 69
Games wonper game
11.1442 total · best 18#31 of 69
47.5#25 of 68Break points converted %48.3#19 of 68
44.4#56 of 69Sets won %45.4#55 of 69
49.3#47 of 69Games won %48.6#53 of 69
0.928 total · best 2#60 of 69Sets wonper game1.144 total · best 2#45 of 69
1.235 total · best 2#44 of 69Sets lostper game · lower is better1.353 total · best 2#60 of 69
10.1304 total · best 17#38 of 69Games lostper game · lower is better11.7468 total · best 19#68 of 69
0.27 total · best 1#20 of 69Tiebreaksper game0.310 total · best 2#14 of 69
2.781 total · best 8#38 of 68Double faultsper game · lower is better5.1203 total · best 17#64 of 68
56.51,695 total · best 125#37 of 68Serve pointsper game69.22,766 total · best 130★ #2 of 68
37.01,111 total · best 95#26 of 68First serves inper game43.21,729 total · best 80#4 of 68
Sugiyama won 6-1 6-2
21 June 1999 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassLikhovtseva won 7-6 6-1
14 June 1999 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassLikhovtseva won 6-3 6-4
30 Dec 1996 · Hope Island · Final · HardLikhovtseva won 3-6 7-6 6-3
4 Nov 1996 · Oakland · Round of 32 · CarpetLikhovtseva won 2-6 7-6 6-2
13 May 1996 · German Open · Round of 64 · ClayLikhovtseva won 6-3 6-2