Gersi v Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama takes it, 6–1 on categories

Sugiyama wins on sets won. Gersi’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gersi 148 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.

• Gersi has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Sugiyama’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Gersi’s 0.8 (44% more).
• Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Gersi’s 38.3.
• Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Gersi’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Gersi 148 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• 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.