Obata v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst5–8
Too close to call — 8–5 on categories
Sugiyama wins on return points won %. Obata’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2005: Obata 13 matches, Sugiyama 55 matches.
- Sugiyama averages 1.3 sets won a match to Obata’s 0.8 (62% more).
- Obata has 5 double faults (one every 2.6 matches) to Sugiyama’s 35 double faults (one every 1.6 matches).
- Sugiyama has the better break points converted %: 42.7 to Obata’s 28.6.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 51%, Obata’s team won 31% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 55 matches, Obata 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- 71.9First serve in %65.8#16 of 90
- 62.7First-serve points won %59.7#60 of 90
- 50.0Break points saved %46.0#80 of 90
- 40.6Return points won %43.2#62 of 90
- 0.11 total · best 1Acesper game0.210 total · best 3#67 of 90
- 9.5123 total · best 16Games wonper game11.8649 total · best 18
Head to head
14 matches
since 20023
since 20023
- Hard · 4 matchesObata 1Sugiyama 3
- Grand Slams · 1 matchObata 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 19 Jan 2004 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardObata won 6-4 6-4
- 4 Aug 2003 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 2-6 6-3 6-3
- 9 Sept 2002 · Shanghai · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 6-4 6-2
- 17 Feb 2002 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 7-6(6) 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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