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Silvija Talaja v Ai Sugiyama: stats compared | Lineball
Sugiyama wins on first serve in %. Talaja’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Talaja 292 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
Talaja has 2 titles (one every 25 matches) to Sugiyama’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches).
Sugiyama has 182 aces (one every 2 matches) to Talaja’s 20 aces (one every 3.4 matches).
Talaja averages a double fault every 2.2 matches to Sugiyama’s 2.4.
Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Talaja’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Talaja 292 in 13 — 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.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
57.4First serve in %64.2
61.5First-serve points won %60.1
52.2Break points saved %55.1
40.3Return points won %45.5
0.320 total · best 6Acesper game0.5182 total · best 7
Head to head
34 matches since 19991
Hard · 2 matchesTalaja 1Sugiyama 1
Grass · 1 matchTalaja 1Sugiyama 0
Carpet · 1 matchTalaja 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
30 Sept 2002 · Japan Open · Quarterfinal · HardTalaja won 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3
5 Nov 2001 · Pattaya · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 5-7 6-3 6-3
19 June 2000 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassTalaja won 6-3 6-2
1 Nov 1999 · Leipzig · Round of 32 · CarpetTalaja won 4-6 7-5 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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10.53,077 total · best 18
Games wonper game
11.18,973 total · best 20
40.6Break points converted %44.9
47.5Sets won %51.9
49.4Games won %50.8
0.06 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.1326 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.2976 total · best 2
1.2360 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1906 total · best 2
10.83,156 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better10.88,709 total · best 23
0.248 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2177 total · best 2
0.532 total · best 6Double faultsper game · lower is better2.4854 total · best 17