Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 6–0 on categories Sugiyama wins on games won. WTA Tour 1995: Po Messerli 17 matches, Sugiyama 32 matches.
Sugiyama averages 10.8 games won a match to Po Messerli’s 9.1 (18% more). Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 49.3 to Po Messerli’s 29.7. Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Po Messerli’s 0.7 (78% more). Best single match: Sugiyama 19 games won, Po Messerli 17. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 47%, Po Messerli’s team won 24% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 32 matches, Po Messerli 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9.1 155 total · best 17 Games wonper game 10.8 344 total · best 19 #51 of 91
29.7 Sets won % 49.3 #61 of 91
44.2 Games won % 51.3 #49 of 91
– Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #27 of 43
0.7 11 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 37 total · best 2 #57 of 91
1.5 26 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2
Head to head 3 5 matches since 1996 2
Hard · 4 matches Messerli 3 Sugiyama 1 Grass · 1 match Messerli 0 Sugiyama 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Messerli 1 Sugiyama 0 Last meetings 21 July 1997 · Stanford · Round of 16 · Hard Messerli won 6-3 6-1 17 June 1997 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass Sugiyama won 6-3 6-1 14 Apr 1997 · Tokyo · Semifinal · Hard Sugiyama won 5-7 6-4 6-1 13 Jan 1997 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Hard Messerli won 6-0 4-6 6-3 16 Sept 1996 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Hard Messerli won 6-2 6-7 6-4 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1995.
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