Pierce v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2006
Lineball analyst8–6
Too close to call — 8–6 on categories
Pierce wins on first-serve points won %. Sugiyama’s case rests on return points won %. WTA Tour 2006: Pierce 17 matches, Sugiyama 55 matches.
- Pierce averages 3.3 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.9 — 3.8 times as many.
- Pierce averages 1.3 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 2.5.
- Pierce has the better first-serve points won %: 67.6 to Sugiyama’s 59.8.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 55 matches, Pierce 17 — 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.
- 66.9First serve in %67.6#15 of 85
- 67.6First-serve points won %59.8#50 of 85
- 54.7Break points saved %57.3#23 of 85
- 41.8Return points won %45.0#30 of 85
- 3.356 total · best 10Acesper game0.948 total · best 6#47 of 85
- 10.7181 total · best 19Games wonper game11.3621 total · best 19
Head to head
612 matches
since 19976
since 19976
- Hard · 6 matchesPierce 3Sugiyama 3
- Carpet · 3 matchesPierce 2Sugiyama 1
- Clay · 2 matchesPierce 1Sugiyama 1
- Grass · 1 matchPierce 0Sugiyama 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchPierce 0Sugiyama 1
- Finals · 1 matchPierce 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 23 Oct 2006 · Linz · Round of 32 · HardPierce won 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
- 1 Aug 2005 · San Diego · Final · HardPierce won 6-0 6-3
- 10 May 2004 · Rome · Round of 32 · ClaySugiyama won 6-2 6-4
- 17 June 2002 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassSugiyama won 6-4 6-4
- 1 Apr 2002 · Sarasota · Round of 32 · Clay
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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