Lorenzo v Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama takes it, 11–4 on categories

Sugiyama wins on first serve in %. Sanchez Lorenzo’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sanchez Lorenzo 312 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.

• Sanchez Lorenzo has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Sugiyama’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Sugiyama has the better first serve in %: 64.2 to Sanchez Lorenzo’s 50.2.
• Sanchez Lorenzo averages 0.9 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 2.4.
• Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Sanchez Lorenzo’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Sanchez Lorenzo 312 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.