Morita v Sugiyama
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst5–8
Ai Sugiyama takes it, 8–5 on categories
Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. Morita’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Morita 235 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
- Morita averages 0.7 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.5 (46% more).
- Morita averages 1.7 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 2.4.
- Sugiyama has the better break points saved %: 55.1 to Morita’s 51.1.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Morita’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Morita 235 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- –Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
- 64.9First serve in %64.2
- 58.2First-serve points won %60.1
- 51.1Break points saved %55.1
- 43.0Return points won %45.5
- 0.7171 total · best 7Acesper game0.5182 total · best 7
- 9.42,213 total · best 19
Head to head
24 matches
since 20072
since 20072
- Hard · 2 matchesMorita 1Sugiyama 1
- Clay · 1 matchMorita 0Sugiyama 1
- Grass · 1 matchMorita 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 14 Apr 2008 · Charleston · Round of 64 · ClaySugiyama won 6-4 6-1
- 18 Feb 2008 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 4-6 6-4 6-0
- 24 Sept 2007 · Seoul · Round of 32 · HardMorita won 7-5 6-3
- 11 June 2007 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassMorita won 6-4 1-6 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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