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 1999: Po Messerli 19 matches, Sugiyama 52 matches.
Sugiyama averages 11 games won a match to Po Messerli’s 9.3 (19% more). Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Po Messerli’s 0.8 (46% more). Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 53.3 to Po Messerli’s 38.1. Best single match: Sugiyama 20 games won, Po Messerli 16. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 54%, Po Messerli’s team won 32% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 52 matches, Po Messerli 19 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9.3 176 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.0 571 total · best 20 #39 of 78
38.1 Sets won % 53.3 #36 of 78
44.7 Games won % 51.4 #42 of 78
– Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #40 of 48
0.8 16 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 64 total · best 2 #37 of 78
1.4 26 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better
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 1999.
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