Sugiyama v Maleeva
WTA Tour 1997
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Too close to call — 3–3 on categories
Sugiyama wins on games won. Maleeva’s case rests on games lost. WTA Tour 1997: Sugiyama 60 matches, Maleeva 42 matches.
- Sugiyama averages 11.5 games won a match to Maleeva’s 10.9 (6% more).
- Maleeva averages 10.4 games lost a match to Sugiyama’s 11.5.
- Best single match: Sugiyama 19 games won, Maleeva 18.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 60 matches, Maleeva 42 — 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#22 of 27Titlesper game–
- 11.5689 total · best 19#24 of 69Games wonper game10.9457 total · best 18#37 of 69
- 50.7#40 of 69Sets won %50.5#41 of 69
- 49.9#44 of 69Games won %51.2#36 of 69
- 0.13 total · best 1#12 of 40Finalsper game–
- 1.273 total · best 2#35 of 69Sets wonper game
Head to head
711 matches
since 19954
since 19954
- Hard · 6 matchesSugiyama 5Maleeva 1
- Carpet · 3 matchesSugiyama 0Maleeva 3
- Clay · 2 matchesSugiyama 2Maleeva 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSugiyama 1Maleeva 0
- Finals · 1 matchSugiyama 0Maleeva 1
Last meetings
- 9 May 2005 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClaySugiyama won 6-2 6-4
- 3 Feb 2004 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · CarpetMaleeva won 6-1 6-1
- 5 Jan 2004 · Gold Coast · Quarterfinal · HardSugiyama won 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
- 4 Aug 2003 · Los Angeles · Quarterfinal · HardSugiyama won 6-2 4-6 6-2
- 5 Mar 2003 · Indian Wells · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 6-4 6-3
- 13 May 2002 · Rome · Round of 32 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 1997.
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