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Nathalie Dechy v Ai Sugiyama: stats compared | Lineball
Sugiyama wins on return points won %. Dechy’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2006: Dechy 45 matches, Sugiyama 55 matches.
Dechy has the better first serve in %: 72.3 to Sugiyama’s 67.6.
Dechy averages 1.9 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 2.5.
Dechy averages 1.1 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.9 (28% more).
Dechy ranks 3rd of 85 in WTA Tour 2006 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 55%, Dechy’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
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.
72.3★ #3 of 85First serve in %67.6#15 of 85
59.8#51 of 85First-serve points won %59.8#50 of 85
54.8#39 of 85Break points saved %57.3#23 of 85
42.6#60 of 85Return points won %45.0#30 of 85
1.150 total · best 6#38 of 85Acesper game0.948 total · best 6#47 of 85
10.8485 total · best 20
Head to head
39 matches since 19986
Hard · 4 matchesDechy 1Sugiyama 3
Clay · 2 matchesDechy 1Sugiyama 1
Grass · 2 matchesDechy 1Sugiyama 1
Carpet · 1 matchDechy 0Sugiyama 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesDechy 0Sugiyama 2
Last meetings
19 Jan 2009 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardSugiyama won 1-6 6-1 6-3
21 Apr 2007 · Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs JPN · Round robin · ClayDechy won 7-5 6-1
12 Jan 2004 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardDechy won 6-2 6-3
23 June 2003 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassSugiyama won 6-4 6-4
16 June 2003 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassDechy won 6-1 7-5
3 Feb 2003 · Paris · Round of 32 · Carpet
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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#42 of 88
Games wonper game
11.3621 total · best 19#22 of 88
46.6#35 of 85Break points converted %47.2#28 of 85
42.1#70 of 88Sets won %51.9#44 of 88
47.3#66 of 88Games won %51.4#32 of 88
–Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1#45 of 52
145 total · best 2#64 of 88Sets wonper game1.267 total · best 2#36 of 88
1.462 total · best 2#77 of 88Sets lostper game · lower is better1.162 total · best 2#51 of 88
12.0541 total · best 19#84 of 88Games lostper game · lower is better10.7587 total · best 17#51 of 88
0.211 total · best 1#23 of 87Tiebreaksper game0.317 total · best 2#8 of 87
1.987 total · best 9#51 of 85Double faultsper game · lower is better2.5138 total · best 9#67 of 85
52.62,369 total · best 110#9 of 85Serve pointsper game51.92,852 total · best 133#10 of 85
Sugiyama won 6-2 6-4
9 Aug 1999 · Manhattan Beach · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 6-2 6-3
17 Aug 1998 · Canadian Open · Round of 64 · HardSugiyama won 7-6 7-5
18 May 1998 · Strasbourg · Round of 32 · ClaySugiyama won 1-6 6-4 6-3