H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Denis Kudla vs Yuichi Sugita H2H: 1-0

Denis Kudla holds a 1–0 lead over Yuichi Sugita in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Denis Kudla leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Denis Kudla won the 2018 Halle Open quarterfinal 6-2 7-5.

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Denis Kudla
USA Age 34 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Yuichi Sugita
JPN Age 37 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Denis Kudla #109 6-2 7-5 Yuichi Sugita #52 Match data Jun 23, 2018* QF Halle Open ATP 500 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Denis Kudla #1,269 #53 858 1,834 71 132 35.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuichi Sugita #1,090 #36 1,240 1,849 48 84 36.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Denis Kudla Yuichi Sugita
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2010 1–1 50.0% #496 1,501 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2011 2–2 50.0% #276 1,558 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2012 2–6 25.0% #137 1,574 0 0 2008 0–1 0.0% #341 1,431 0 0
20 2013 5–11 31.2% #114 1,628 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #299 1,478 0 0
21 2014 3–5 37.5% #121 1,702 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2015 8–14 36.4% #69 1,759 0 0 2011 1–3 25.0% #235 1,497 0 0
23 2016 8–20 28.6% #131 1,637 0 0 2012 2–3 40.0% #117 1,573 0 0
24 2017 1–1 50.0% #174 1,593 0 0 2013 1–3 25.0% #170 1,528 0 0
25 2018 11–14 44.0% #63 1,789 0 0 2014 0–3 0.0% #131 1,595 0 0
26 2019 11–22 33.3% #113 1,714 0 0 2015 2–6 25.0% #126 1,656 0 0
27 2020 0–1 0.0% #114 1,663 0 0 2016 6–10 37.5% #112 1,711 0 0
28 2021 9–11 45.0% #105 1,702 0 0 2017 20–16 55.6% #40 1,803 0 1
29 2022 6–16 27.3% #106 1,571 0 0 2018 7–23 23.3% #145 1,614 0 1
30 2023 3–5 37.5% #163 1,535 0 0 2019 3–3 50.0% #103 1,667 0 1
31 2024 1–3 25.0% #267 1,553 0 0 2020 4–6 40.0% #102 1,633 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2021 2–6 25.0% #161 1,594 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Denis Kudla Yuichi Sugita
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 2010 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2012 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2013 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2015 5 12 17 29.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2011 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2016 5 12 17 29.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2012 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2017 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2018 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2014 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0% 2015 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2021 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2017 11 10 21 52.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
29 2022 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2019 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 39 88 127 30.7% 6 18 24 25.0% 26 26 52 50.0% — 30 57 87 34.5% 3 11 14 21.4% 15 16 31 48.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 201/203 of Denis Kudla's and 127/132 of Yuichi Sugita's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Denis Kudla Yuichi Sugita
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2010 2/2 5.5 3.5 51.7% 63.9% 52.5% 59.6% 41.8% 58.3% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 4/4 5.0 4.5 49.8% 64.8% 53.5% 58.4% 57.3% 59.1% 36.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2012 8/8 5.0 4.0 55.0% 65.0% 49.5% 56.0% 47.8% 58.2% 33.9% 2008 1/1 2.0 2.0 66.3% 65.5% 32.1% 66.7% 25.0% 54.2% 33.8%
20 2013 16/16 3.6 2.9 59.8% 71.6% 51.7% 62.9% 32.2% 63.5% 33.3% 2009 1/1 1.0 4.0 49.1% 64.3% 34.5% 37.5% 100.0% 49.1% 33.9%
21 2014 8/8 3.4 2.5 61.4% 64.2% 51.5% 72.0% 41.7% 59.5% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2015 21/22 6.1 3.8 61.1% 68.1% 52.0% 50.3% 46.5% 61.7% 34.0% 2011 4/4 2.0 2.5 63.3% 72.8% 44.1% 50.7% 31.9% 62.5% 33.4%
23 2016 27/28 5.8 3.0 59.0% 70.6% 47.7% 51.7% 45.8% 60.9% 34.5% 2012 5/5 2.0 1.6 55.1% 63.0% 50.6% 57.4% 19.6% 57.4% 34.5%
24 2017 2/2 3.5 3.5 64.3% 70.5% 53.8% 47.5% 48.1% 64.5% 40.9% 2013 4/4 2.8 3.8 60.2% 58.1% 36.5% 52.0% 27.8% 49.9% 35.6%
25 2018 25/25 8.4 4.0 56.4% 75.4% 50.5% 51.5% 40.2% 64.5% 33.8% 2014 3/3 10.0 3.0 61.2% 72.5% 52.4% 80.6% 19.0% 65.1% 29.2%
26 2019 33/33 6.1 3.6 57.0% 67.2% 48.3% 51.3% 39.6% 59.2% 33.6% 2015 8/8 4.9 3.1 56.4% 59.1% 50.3% 48.4% 42.8% 55.4% 33.3%
27 2020 1/1 19.0 7.0 61.9% 74.0% 51.6% 58.3% 75.0% 65.5% 30.7% 2016 14/16 2.9 2.5 62.8% 65.9% 47.2% 50.3% 44.0% 59.2% 32.4%
28 2021 20/20 6.5 4.0 55.8% 71.7% 51.1% 49.7% 35.6% 62.6% 33.4% 2017 35/36 3.1 2.2 63.1% 67.3% 50.6% 62.2% 48.1% 61.4% 38.2%
29 2022 22/22 4.9 2.5 62.1% 68.0% 49.6% 54.3% 44.2% 61.1% 32.8% 2018 30/30 4.7 3.2 59.0% 71.1% 48.5% 56.5% 35.5% 61.8% 33.9%
30 2023 8/8 4.3 2.6 61.1% 68.2% 52.6% 49.1% 49.2% 62.0% 30.9% 2019 6/6 2.7 2.3 59.4% 66.1% 55.7% 53.4% 23.7% 61.9% 36.0%
31 2024 4/4 4.8 2.5 54.3% 65.9% 42.6% 45.8% 25.7% 55.1% 35.7% 2020 9/10 2.7 2.1 61.1% 66.8% 45.1% 70.3% 66.4% 58.2% 34.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 7/8 3.6 1.7 60.1% 67.6% 44.2% 43.7% 25.2% 58.1% 32.5%
Career — 201/203 5.8 3.4 58.4% 69.4% 50.0% 53.4% 41.9% 61.3% 33.9% — 127/132 3.6 2.6 60.7% 67.2% 48.3% 57.2% 40.5% 59.9% 34.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Denis Kudla Yuichi Sugita
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2009 1488 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2010 1501 96.9 -2.83 -2.17 0.943 49.3% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 1559 106.8 -2.45 -0.04 0.882 49.1% — — +89 50.0% -0.20 1–1 2–0 — +0.28 2007 1461 96.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2012 1575 117.0 -1.45 -0.61 0.812 46.4% +24 — — 33.3% -1.13 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.6 +0.04 2008 1432 98.7 -1.69 +0.45 0.738 44.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.09
20 2013 1629 124.1 -1.05 -1.44 0.913 48.6% -38 — +119 34.9% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 94.4 +1.13 2009 1479 109.9 -1.83 +0.10 0.666 41.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.02
21 2014 1703 119.7 -2.21 +1.02 0.937 48.9% -49 — +117 36.4% -0.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.25 2010 1453 99.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2015 1759 142.0 -2.26 -1.39 0.887 48.2% -24 — +121 40.3% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 97.9 +0.36 2011 1498 114.0 -1.07 -0.10 0.889 47.7% +32 — — 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.30
23 2016 1637 127.5 -2.48 -0.93 0.882 47.5% +20 -22 +109 30.0% -1.09 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.3 -0.48 2012 1574 116.1 -2.46 -0.64 0.811 45.9% +40 — — 55.6% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
24 2017 1593 110.5 -3.46 +3.63 1.150 51.8% — — — 40.0% +0.40 1–0 — — +0.35 2013 1529 103.0 -4.95 -0.04 0.711 43.6% — — — 25.0% -2.13 — — — +0.14
25 2018 1790 136.9 +0.60 -0.85 0.952 49.2% -49 -94 0 45.3% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 5–8 (38%) 99.1 -1.08 2014 1596 111.3 -1.14 -0.89 0.838 48.2% — — — 22.2% -0.67 0–2 1–5 (17%) — -0.13
26 2019 1715 129.0 -3.76 -1.81 0.825 46.4% -3 -110 +45 36.4% -0.97 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 101.3 -0.65 2015 1657 115.2 -4.44 -2.60 0.747 44.8% -17 — +47 25.0% -1.40 2–1 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 98.5 +0.78
27 2020 1663 114.4 -0.49 +1.01 0.888 49.1% — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.17 2016 1712 133.3 -2.71 -1.44 0.794 46.3% -13 — -4 36.6% -0.97 5–3 (63%) 2–5 (29%) 101.0 +0.08
28 2021 1703 130.5 -0.68 -1.57 0.893 48.0% -32 — +158 42.9% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.2 +0.54 2017 1803 145.4 -1.64 +1.99 0.991 50.0% -43 -213 -8 51.2% -0.19 6–6 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 105.2 +0.38
29 2022 1571 126.0 -2.43 -1.28 0.845 47.4% +31 — +202 34.4% -0.87 4–6 (40%) 3–12 (20%) 93.4 +0.23 2018 1614 131.5 -2.28 -1.20 0.886 47.8% +21 -100 +137 33.8% -0.91 2–9 (18%) 5–10 (33%) 89.2 -0.25
30 2023 1536 113.1 -1.49 -0.41 0.815 46.2% +20 — — 36.4% -1.27 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -0.05 2019 1668 124.6 +0.50 +0.92 0.945 48.3% +5 — — 42.9% -0.72 1–0 3–0 (100%) — +0.17
31 2024 1554 115.2 -2.14 -1.75 0.794 45.3% +28 — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–1 — +0.26 2020 1634 117.9 -2.13 -1.35 0.815 47.7% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 1–1 0–2 — +0.16
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1595 110.8 -2.49 -1.48 0.776 45.1% +24 — +146 27.8% -2.06 1–0 1–1 — -0.05
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1528 89.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1515 106.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1835 131.9 -1.89 -1.10 0.878 47.8% -7 -74 +95 37.7% -0.71 34–34 (50%) 38–54 (41%) 97.1 +0.44 — 1850 127.7 -2.17 -0.24 0.870 47.6% -3 -157 +59 37.9% -0.84 19–25 (43%) 25–37 (40%) 94.6 +1.30

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.