Sugiyama v Raymond

WTA Tour career

Ai SugiyamaJapan809 games · 1992–2009Most first serve in %Most break points saved %

Lisa RaymondUnited States608 games · 1989–2007Most acesFewest double faults

Lineball analyst4–9

Lisa Raymond takes it, 9–4 on categories

Raymond wins on first-serve points won %. Sugiyama’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sugiyama 809 matches, Raymond 608 matches.

Raymond averages 1.0 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.5 (94% more).
Raymond averages 1.2 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 2.4.
Sugiyama has the better first serve in %: 64.2 to Raymond’s 59.7.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
64.2First serve in %59.7
60.1First-serve points won %64.2
55.1Break points saved %52.1
45.5Return points won %40.7
0.5182 total · best 7Acesper game1.0142 total · best 9

Head to head

715 matches
since 19968

Hard · 13 matchesSugiyama 7Raymond 6
Carpet · 2 matchesSugiyama 0Raymond 2

Last meetings

18 Aug 2003 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 3-6 6-2 7-5
28 July 2003 · San Diego · Round of 32 · HardRaymond won 6-0 2-6 6-4
12 Aug 2002 · Montreal · Round of 64 · HardSugiyama won 6-3 6-1
29 July 2002 · San Diego · Round of 64 · HardSugiyama won 7-5 6-0
22 July 2002 · Stanford · Round of 32 · HardRaymond won 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
25 Feb 2002 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 7-6(3) 6-0
17 Feb 2002 · Memphis · Semifinal · HardRaymond won 6-2 6-1
21 Mar 2001 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardRaymond won 6-1 4-0 ret.
26 Feb 2001 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardRaymond won 7-5 3-6 6-1
28 Feb 2000 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · Hard

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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