Messerli v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2000
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Ai Sugiyama takes it, 5–1 on categories
Sugiyama wins on sets won %. Po Messerli’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2000: Po Messerli 2 matches, Sugiyama 48 matches.
- Po Messerli averages 12.5 games won a match to Sugiyama’s 10.1 (24% more).
- Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 47.2 to Po Messerli’s 20.
- Sugiyama averages 1.1 sets won a match to Po Messerli’s 0.5 — 2.1 times as many.
- Best single match: Sugiyama 18 games won, Po Messerli 16.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 48 matches, Po Messerli 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Po Messerli (2 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- 12.525 total · best 16Games wonper game10.1484 total · best 18#60 of 79
- 20.0Sets won %47.2#60 of 79
- 45.5Games won %47.5#68 of 79
- 0.51 total · best 1Sets wonper game1.151 total · best 2#61 of 79
- 24 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.257 total · best 2#53 of 79
- 1530 total · best 17
Head to head
35 matches
since 19962
since 19962
- Hard · 4 matchesMesserli 3Sugiyama 1
- Grass · 1 matchMesserli 0Sugiyama 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchMesserli 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 21 July 1997 · Stanford · Round of 16 · HardMesserli won 6-3 6-1
- 17 June 1997 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassSugiyama won 6-3 6-1
- 14 Apr 1997 · Tokyo · Semifinal · HardSugiyama won 5-7 6-4 6-1
- 13 Jan 1997 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardMesserli won 6-0 4-6 6-3
- 16 Sept 1996 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · HardMesserli won 6-2 6-7 6-4
Last 10 games
Games won, oldest to newest in 2000.
Messerli916
Sugiyama61281013713827