Obata v Sugiyama
WTA Tour career
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Ai Sugiyama takes it, 10–3 on categories
Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. Obata’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Obata 140 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
- Sugiyama has the better break points saved %: 55.1 to Obata’s 46.4.
- Sugiyama has 182 aces (one every 2 matches) to Obata’s 16 aces (one every 5 matches).
- Obata averages a double fault every 1.6 matches to Sugiyama’s 2.4.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Obata’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Obata 140 in 11 — 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.
- –Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
- 70.3First serve in %64.2
- 56.1First-serve points won %60.1
- 46.4Break points saved %55.1
- 45.5Return points won %45.5
- 0.216 total · best 4Acesper game0.5182 total · best 7
- 10.11,415 total · best 18
Head to head
14 matches
since 20023
since 20023
- Hard · 4 matchesObata 1Sugiyama 3
- Grand Slams · 1 matchObata 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 19 Jan 2004 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardObata won 6-4 6-4
- 4 Aug 2003 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 2-6 6-3 6-3
- 9 Sept 2002 · Shanghai · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 6-4 6-2
- 17 Feb 2002 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 7-6(6) 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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