Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 6–1 on categories Sugiyama wins on sets won %. WTA Tour career: Smith 182 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Smith’s 40.8. Sugiyama averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Smith’s 1.4. Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Smith’s 1.0 (25% more). Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Smith’s team won 37% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Smith 182 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
– First serve in % 64.2
– First-serve points won % 60.1
– Break points saved % 55.1
– Return points won % 45.5
– Acesper game 0.5 182 total · best 7
10.2 1,859 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.1 8,973 total · best 20
Head to head 0 4 matches 4
Hard · 3 matches 0 3 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 13 Apr 1998 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Hard 6-3 6-2 30 Dec 1996 · Hope Island · Round of 32 · Hard 5-7 6-1 6-1 6 Mar 1995 · Delray Beach · Round of 64 · Hard 3-6 6-2 6-0 8 Feb 1994 · Osaka · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-4 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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