Career 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998 Too close to call — 8–4 on categories Daniilidou wins on return points won %. Sugiyama’s case rests on break points saved %. WTA Tour 2009: Daniilidou 5 matches, Sugiyama 31 matches.
Sugiyama has the better break points saved %: 47.9 to Daniilidou’s 27.3. Sugiyama has the better first-serve points won %: 59.6 to Daniilidou’s 49.1. Sugiyama has 21 aces (one every 1.5 matches) to Daniilidou’s 1 ace (one every 5 matches). Winners’ edge: Daniilidou’s team won 80%, Sugiyama’s team won 29% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 31 matches, Daniilidou 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Daniilidou (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
61.6 First serve in % 65.8 #15 of 71
49.1 First-serve points won % 59.6 #60 of 71
27.3 Break points saved % 47.9 #71 of 71
46.8 Return points won % 41.8 #68 of 71
0.2 1 total · best 1 Acesper game 0.7 21 total · best 3 #65 of 71
12 60 total · best 12 Games wonper game 9.2 284 total · best 16
Head to head 5 9 matches since 2002 4
Hard · 6 matches Daniilidou 3 Sugiyama 3 Grass · 2 matches Daniilidou 2 Sugiyama 0 Clay · 1 match Daniilidou 0 Sugiyama 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Daniilidou 0 Sugiyama 1 Finals · 1 match Daniilidou 1 Sugiyama 0 Last meetings 19 Feb 2007 · Dubai · Round of 16 · Hard Daniilidou won 5-7 6-1 7-5 30 Oct 2006 · Hasselt · Round of 32 · Hard Daniilidou won 0-6 6-3 6-4 25 Sept 2006 · Seoul · Final · Hard Daniilidou won 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) 29 May 2006 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · Clay Sugiyama won 6-7(1) 6-0 6-3 6 June 2005 · Birmingham · Round of 16 · Grass Daniilidou won 6-3 6-3 23 Feb 2004 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · Hard Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2009.
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