Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 5–1 on categories Sugiyama wins on sets won. WTA Tour career: Po Messerli 252 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Po Messerli’s 1.1 (10% more). Sugiyama averages 11.1 games won a match to Po Messerli’s 10.3 (8% more). Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Po Messerli’s 48.1. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Po Messerli’s team won 47% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Po Messerli 252 in 11 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
– First serve in % 64.2
– First-serve points won % 60.1
– Break points saved % 55.1
– Return points won % 45.5
– Acesper game 0.5 182 total · best 7
10.3 2,587 total · best 18 Games wonper game 11.1 8,973 total · best 20
Head to head 3 5 matches 2
Hard · 4 matches 3 1 Grass · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 21 July 1997 · Stanford · Round of 16 · Hard 6-3 6-1 17 June 1997 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass 6-3 6-1 14 Apr 1997 · Tokyo · Semifinal · Hard 5-7 6-4 6-1 13 Jan 1997 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Hard 6-0 4-6 6-3 16 Sept 1996 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Hard 6-2 6-7 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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