Tanaka v Sugiyama

Yuka Tanaka takes it, 5–1 on categories

Tanaka wins on games won. Sugiyama’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1996: Tanaka 9 matches, Sugiyama 45 matches.

• Tanaka averages 11.3 games won a match to Sugiyama’s 10.3 (10% more).
• Tanaka averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Sugiyama’s 1.0.
• Tanaka averages 1.4 sets won a match to Sugiyama’s 1.1 (27% more).
• Best single match: Tanaka 17 games won, Sugiyama 16.
• Winners’ edge: Tanaka’s team won 67%, Sugiyama’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sugiyama has 45 matches, Tanaka 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Tanaka (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.