Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Magdalena Maleeva takes it, 12–3 on categories Maleeva wins on titles. Sugiyama’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Maleeva 681 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
Maleeva has 10 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Sugiyama’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches). Maleeva averages a double fault every 2 matches to Sugiyama’s 2.4. Sugiyama has 182 aces (one every 2 matches) to Maleeva’s 56 aces (one every 2.6 matches). Winners’ edge: Maleeva’s team won 59%, Sugiyama’s team won 53% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
65.1 First serve in % 64.2
62.4 First-serve points won % 60.1
53.9 Break points saved % 55.1
47.4 Return points won % 45.5
0.4 56 total · best 6 Acesper game 0.5 182 total · best 7
Head to head 4 11 matches 7
Hard · 6 matches 1 5 Carpet · 3 matches 3 0 Clay · 2 matches 0 2 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Finals · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 9 May 2005 · Rome · Round of 64 · Clay 6-2 6-4 3 Feb 2004 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-1 6-1 5 Jan 2004 · Gold Coast · Quarterfinal · Hard 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 4 Aug 2003 · Los Angeles · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-2 4-6 6-2 5 Mar 2003 · Indian Wells · Round of 32 · Hard 6-4 6-3 13 May 2002 · Rome · Round of 32 · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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