Garcia v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2003
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Ai Sugiyama takes it, 10–3 on categories
Sugiyama wins on first-serve points won %. Leon Garcia’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2003: Leon Garcia 14 matches, Sugiyama 74 matches.
- Sugiyama averages 1.4 sets won a match to Leon Garcia’s 1 (43% more).
- Leon Garcia has the better first serve in %: 68.8 to Sugiyama’s 60.7.
- Sugiyama averages 0.9 double faults a match to Leon Garcia’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 65%, Leon Garcia’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 74 matches, Leon Garcia 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- –Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#13 of 29
- 68.8First serve in %60.7#41 of 71
- 58.9First-serve points won %63.2#38 of 71
- 58.0Break points saved %55.1#39 of 71
- 39.7Return points won %47.8#19 of 71
- 0.23 total · best 2Acesper game0.19 total · best 3#58 of 70
Head to head
44 matches
since 19980
since 19980
- Hard · 3 matchesGarcia 3Sugiyama 0
- Clay · 1 matchGarcia 1Sugiyama 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchGarcia 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 17 Sept 2001 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardGarcia won 6-4 6-3
- 14 Aug 2000 · Montreal · Round of 64 · HardGarcia won 4-6 6-0 6-1
- 10 May 1999 · Berlin · Round of 64 · ClayGarcia won 6-1 6-2
- 31 Aug 1998 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardGarcia won 2-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2003.
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