Career 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 5–1 on categories Sugiyama wins on sets lost. De Lone’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1996: De Lone 9 matches, Sugiyama 45 matches.
De Lone averages 12.8 games won a match to Sugiyama’s 10.3 (24% more). Sugiyama averages 1.0 sets lost a match to De Lone’s 1.7. Sugiyama averages 9.9 games lost a match to De Lone’s 15. Best single match: De Lone 17 games won, Sugiyama 16. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, De Lone’s team won 22% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 45 matches, De Lone 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: De Lone (9 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
12.8 115 total · best 17 Games wonper game 10.3 465 total · best 16 #55 of 75
40.0 Sets won % 52.0 #46 of 75
46.0 Games won % 51.2 #41 of 75
1.1 10 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 51 total · best 2 #55 of 75
1.7 15 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.0 47 total · best 2 #40 of 75
15 135 total · best 19
Head to head 0 2 matches since 1998 2
Hard · 2 matches Lone 0 Sugiyama 2 Last meetings 20 Mar 2000 · Miami · Round of 64 · Hard Sugiyama won 6-2 7-6(7) 13 Apr 1998 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · Hard Sugiyama won 4-6 6-1 6-1 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1996.
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