Career 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Ai Sugiyama takes it, 13–0 on categories Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. WTA Tour career: Yakimova 119 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.
Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Yakimova’s 31.5. Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Yakimova’s 0.7 (70% more). Sugiyama has 182 aces (one every 2 matches) to Yakimova’s 40 aces (one every 2.9 matches). Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Yakimova’s team won 29% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Yakimova 119 in 9 — 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
62.2 First serve in % 64.2
55.7 First-serve points won % 60.1
47.7 Break points saved % 55.1
45.0 Return points won % 45.5
0.4 40 total · best 7 Acesper game 0.5 182 total · best 7
8.5 1,012 total · best 19
Head to head 1 2 matches since 2007 1
Hard · 2 matches Yakimova 1 Sugiyama 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Yakimova 1 Sugiyama 0 Last meetings 19 Mar 2007 · Miami · Round of 64 · Hard Sugiyama won 6-4 6-0 15 Jan 2007 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Hard Yakimova won 6-2 2-6 10-8 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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