Career 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 6–0 on categories Sugiyama wins on games won. WTA Tour 1994: Kijimuta 9 matches, Sugiyama 20 matches.
Sugiyama averages 11.4 games won a match to Kijimuta’s 9 (27% more). Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 47.9 to Kijimuta’s 25. Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Kijimuta’s 0.6 — 2.1 times as many. Best single match: Sugiyama 17 games won, Kijimuta 16. Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 45%, Kijimuta’s team won 22% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 20 matches, Kijimuta 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Kijimuta (9 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9 81 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.4 228 total · best 17
25.0 Sets won % 47.9
42.6 Games won % 50.4
– Finalsper game 0.1 1 total · best 1
0.6 5 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 23 total · best 2
1.7 15 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.3 25 total · best 2
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1992 2
Hard · 2 matches Kijimuta 1 Sugiyama 1 Clay · 1 match Kijimuta 1 Sugiyama 0 Carpet · 1 match Kijimuta 0 Sugiyama 1 Last meetings 19 May 1997 · Strasbourg · Round of 16 · Clay Kijimuta won 5-7 6-4 6-4 7 Mar 1997 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · Hard Sugiyama won 6-4 6-7 7-6 4 Apr 1994 · Tokyo Japan Open · Round of 32 · Hard Kijimuta won 3-6 6-3 7-6 4 Feb 1992 · Osaka · Round of 32 · Carpet Sugiyama won 1-6 6-2 7-5 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1994.
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