Cargill v Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama takes it, 9–3 on categories

Sugiyama wins on first-serve points won %. Cargill’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Cargill 24 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.

• Sugiyama has the better return points won %: 45.5 to Cargill’s 29.7.
• Sugiyama has 182 aces (one every 2 matches) to Cargill’s 1 ace (one every 14.3 matches).
• Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Cargill’s 27.3.
• Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Cargill’s team won 25% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Cargill 24 in 6 — 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.