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Ai Sugiyama

JPN Age 51 163 cm / 5'4" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1992–2009

Ai Sugiyama represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 8. In TennisDB's records, Ai Sugiyama finished with a career record of 416–366 and 6 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking
8 (Feb 9, 2004)
Elo peak
1952 (90th percentile)
Career record
416–366 (53.2%)
Career titles
6
Prize money
$8,128,126

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Ai Sugiyama's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nadia Petrova #13 0-6 1-2 (ret.) L H2H Match data Sep 29, 2009* R64 Pan Pacific Open WTA 1000 Hard
Samantha Stosur #15 4-6 6-4 4-6 L H2H Match data Sep 2, 2009* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Amélie Mauresmo #18 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Aug 27, 2009* R32 New Haven WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #5 3-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Aug 20, 2009* R32 Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Iveta Benesova #32 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data Aug 19, 2009* R64 Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard

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Ai Sugiyama's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Lisa Raymond 7 8 15 Aug 21, 2003 H2H
Daniela Hantuchova 6 5 11 Jun 28, 2009 H2H
Mary Pierce 5 6 11 Oct 26, 2006 H2H
Magdalena Maleeva 7 4 11 May 11, 2005 H2H
Amélie Mauresmo 0 10 10 Aug 27, 2009 H2H

Titles (6)

Ai Sugiyama titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
199721 1 — — — 1 — Japan Women's Open
199822 2 — — — 2 — Hope Island, Japan Women's Open
200327 2 — — 2 — — Linz Open, Scottsdale
200428 1 — — — 1 — Gold Coast
Total 6 — — 2 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (4)

Ai Sugiyama Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Jana Novotna #6 def. Ai Sugiyama #24 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data
2000 Sydney Olympics First Round 0 1 Jelena Dokic #34 def. Ai Sugiyama #26 6-0 7-6(1) H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics Quarterfinal 3 1 Alicia Molik #23 def. Ai Sugiyama #13 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data
2008 Beijing Olympics First Round 0 1 Daniela Hantuchova #12 def. Ai Sugiyama #33 6-2 7-5 H2H Match data

Career Results

Ai Sugiyama career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19921614520.0%582184
199317381127.3%185145
1994189112045.0%14572
19951916173348.5%7146
19962024194355.8%4428
19972131255655.4%2321
19982237215863.8%2418
19992327235054.0%1824
20002420254544.4%2432
20012528255352.8%3230
20022635266157.4%3024
20032744256963.8%2410
20042833235658.9%1017
20052928275550.9%1729
20063028255352.8%2926
20073117213844.7%2638
20083226224854.2%3831
2009339192832.1%3197
Career41636678253.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Ai Sugiyama career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199216 0330.0%————————11250.0% 14520.0%
199317 23540.0%————0220.0%13425.0% 381127.3%
199418 671346.2%————0220.0%32560.0% 9112045.0%
199519 581338.5%641060.0%0220.0%53862.5% 16173348.5%
199620 19113063.3%0330.0%42666.7%13425.0% 24194355.8%
199721 19133259.4%35837.5%22450.0%751258.3% 31255655.4%
199822 2493372.7%651154.5%12333.3%651154.5% 37215863.8%
199923 18112962.1%34742.9%22450.0%461040.0% 27235054.0%
200024 11132445.8%651154.5%12333.3%25728.6% 20254544.4%
200125 20143458.8%461040.0%23540.0%22450.0% 28255352.8%
200226 26164261.9%461040.0%53862.5%0110.0% 35266157.4%
200327 29164564.4%741163.6%42666.7%43757.1% 44256963.8%
200428 22143661.1%551050.0%52771.4%12333.3% 33235658.9%
200529 20173754.1%761353.8%13425.0%0110.0% 28275550.9%
200630 22184055.0%13425.0%53862.5%0110.0% 28255352.8%
200731 10152540.0%32560.0%23540.0%21366.7% 17213844.7%
200832 20153557.1%45944.4%22450.0%———— 26224854.2%
200933 7132035.0%0440.0%22450.0%———— 9192832.1%
Career—28021649656.5%596712646.8%38397749.4%39448347.0%41636678253.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ai Sugiyama career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199216 00——0110.0%0330.0%101100.0% 14520.0%
199317 0110.0%0330.0%12333.3%22450.0% 381127.3%
199418 0330.0%101100.0%14520.0%42666.7% 691540.0%
199519 13425.0%45944.4%36933.3%61785.7% 14152948.3%
199620 25728.6%471136.4%861457.1%707100.0% 21183953.8%
199721 110119.1%571241.7%1341776.5%42666.7% 23234650.0%
199822 191010.0%35837.5%2773479.4%404100.0% 35215662.5%
199923 471136.4%461040.0%12102254.5%707100.0% 27235054.0%
200024 291118.2%24633.3%15112657.7%11250.0% 20254544.4%
200125 14520.0%5101533.3%1462070.0%841266.7% 28245253.8%
200226 16714.3%981752.9%16102661.5%921181.8% 35266157.4%
200327 4131723.5%1752277.3%1341776.5%1031376.9% 44256963.8%
200428 0440.0%491330.8%2483275.0%52771.4% 33235658.9%
200529 12333.3%4101428.6%19143357.6%41580.0% 28275550.9%
200630 15616.7%761353.8%12102254.5%731070.0% 27245152.9%
200731 0660.0%45944.4%751258.3%651154.5% 17213844.7%
200832 23540.0%8122040.0%951464.3%71887.5% 26214755.3%
200933 13425.0%281020.0%371030.0%31475.0% 9192832.1%
Career 229311519.1%8311119442.8%19712231961.8%953012576.0% 39735675352.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 753/782 (96.3%) of Ai Sugiyama's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Ai Sugiyama performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200327 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
200428 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
200529 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
200630 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7%
200731 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1%
200832 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4%
200933 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1%
Career 170/782 1.1 4.9 64.3% 60.3% 43.2% 52.6% 46.7% 54.1% 45.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 170/782 (21.7%) of Ai Sugiyama's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ai Sugiyama advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1992 16 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
1993 17 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
1994 18 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
1995 19 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
1996 20 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
1997 21 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
1998 22 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
1999 23 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
2000 24 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
2001 25 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
2002 26 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
2003 27 1915 154.1 +1.48 +3.41 1.113 52.2% -8 -157 -164 58.3% +0.63 22–10 (69%) 7–7 (50%) 105.4 +1.81
2004 28 1808 144.1 +0.61 +2.40 1.121 52.5% -4 -67 +28 57.5% +0.58 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.4 +2.38
2005 29 1742 133.4 -1.10 -0.52 0.908 47.7% +17 -41 -12 51.1% +0.11 11–16 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 94.4 +2.95
2006 30 1744 138.5 -0.78 +0.79 0.988 49.8% +9 -91 +46 50.8% +0.14 10–8 (56%) 2–14 (13%) 94.4 +0.98
2007 31 1633 125.5 -2.23 +2.56 0.996 50.0% -7 +43 +130 47.3% -0.13 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 98.7 +1.74
2008 32 1713 136.4 -0.29 +1.82 0.995 49.6% +26 -71 +32 48.5% -0.19 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 105.2 +0.32
2009 33 1627 135.9 -1.68 -1.34 0.871 46.9% +43 -37 +108 35.6% -0.86 2–5 (29%) 4–3 (57%) 100.4 -0.98
Career 1952 148.1 -0.87 +1.32 0.986 49.6% +18 -90 -55 52.1% +0.15 142–128 (53%) 85–81 (51%) 103.0 +0.97

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ai Sugiyama Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199317 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
199418 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
199519 R128R16R128R64 4–4 (50%)
199620 R32R128R16R64 6–4 (60%)
199721 R64R64R128R64 3–4 (43%)
199822 R16R64R128R64 5–4 (56%)
199923 R128R64R64R32 4–4 (50%)
200024 QFR16R64R64 9–4 (69%)
200125 R128R128R32R64 3–4 (43%)
200226 R32R64R32R64 6–4 (60%)
200327 R64R16R16R16 10–4 (71%)
200428 R64R64QFR16 9–4 (69%)
200529 R128R128R128R32 2–4 (33%)
200630 R128R64R16R32 6–4 (60%)
200731 R64R32R32R64 6–4 (60%)
200832 R32R64R32R32 7–4 (64%)
200933 R32R128R32R128 4–4 (50%)
W-L 19–15
(56%)		18–15
(55%)		25–17
(60%)		22–16
(58%)		 84–63
(57%)

WTA 1000

Ai Sugiyama WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHABERHILKEYKREMOSPANZUR W-L
Win %
199317 ————————R32—————————— 0–1 (0%)
199418 ————————R32—————R128———— 0–2 (0%)
199519 ——————————————R128——R32— 0–2 (0%)
199620 ———R16————————R64—R16——R16— 5–4 (56%)
199721 ———R32——R64——R64R32——R32R32F—R16R16 10–9 (53%)
199822 ———R16——R64——QFR16——R64R32R32—QFR32 10–9 (53%)
199923 ———R16——R64——R64R16————QF—R16R32 7–7 (50%)
200024 ———R32—R32R32——R64R64—————R16R32R32 4–8 (33%)
200125 ———R16—R64R64——R32R32R64—————QF— 7–7 (50%)
200226 ———R16—R32R16———R16R32—————R32R32 8–7 (53%)
200327 ———R16—R32SF—R16R64————————R16 9–6 (60%)
200428 —————R64R16QFQFR16R16—————R32—QF 8–8 (50%)
200529 —————R32R16FR32R64R32R16——————R32 11–8 (58%)
200630 ———R16—QFR32R64R32R64R16———————R16 8–8 (50%)
200731 ———R16—R32R32R16QF—R64———————— 8–6 (57%)
200832 —R16—R32—R16R64—R32—QFR32——————— 10–7 (59%)
200933 R64—R64R64R64R64R64—R64—R32———————— 1–8 (11%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		19–12
(61%)		0–1
(0%)		12–10
(55%)		11–13
(46%)		9–4
(69%)		4–9
(31%)		5–9
(36%)		16–12
(57%)		4–4
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		4–5
(44%)		6–3
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		7–8
(47%)		5–9
(36%)		 106–107
(50%)

WTA 500

Ai Sugiyama WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTATLBEIDLBDOHDUBEASMADPARSDGSHAPORTKYAMEBANCHIPORHANLEILINLOSMANNEWOAKPHISCOSTASTRSYDTOY W-L
Win %
199216 ————————————R32————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199317 ————————————R16————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
199418 ————————————QF——————————————R32—— 2–2 (50%)
199519 ———R32—————R16—————————————F—————R16 8–4 (67%)
199620 ——————R16R32—R16———————————R16—R32R32————R16 5–7 (42%)
199721 —R32———————R16—————R16—————R16——R16—R16—R32R16 6–8 (43%)
199822 ——————R16——QF————————R16——R16——R16———SF— 9–6 (60%)
199923 ——————R16—R32R16———————R16R32R32—R16——————R32SF 7–9 (44%)
200024 ——————R32——R32———R32————R32R16R32—R16—R32QF——R32R16 6–11 (35%)
200125 ——————R32——QF—————————R16R64————R16———QF 7–6 (54%)
200226 ——————R16——QF———R64—————R32SF————R16R32——R16 10–8 (56%)
200327 QF—————R16—R16R32SF—————R16——WSF—QF—SFW——R32— 23–10 (70%)
200428 ————R16SFQF——————R16——R32——QFR16———————R32— 8–8 (50%)
200529 ——R16—R16R32R32——————R16—————QF————R16—R16—R32— 8–9 (47%)
200630 ——QF—SFR32R16————————————R32R64—————R16—R32— 7–8 (47%)
200731 ————R32R16R32————————————R16R32—R32———R32—R32— 3–8 (27%)
200832 R16—R16——R32———————R64—————R32R16—————SF——— 7–7 (50%)
200933 ——————R32————R32——R32—————R32—R32—————SF— 4–6 (40%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		1–1
(50%)		4–4
(50%)		4–5
(44%)		7–12
(37%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		13–9
(59%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		4–5
(44%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		1–3
(25%)		11–9
(55%)		12–9
(57%)		5–4
(56%)		3–4
(43%)		4–2
(67%)		5–6
(45%)		9–3
(75%)		6–6
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		6–10
(38%)		10–7
(59%)		 121–119
(50%)

WTA 250

Ai Sugiyama WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBRICINEASLIBMADKORSHAJAPBALBIRBOLBRICANGOLHASHOBHOPJAKLUXMEMNAGOKLJAPPATSAPSARSINSTRSURTAIZAG W-L
Win %
199216 ————————R32——————————————R16——————R32— 1–3 (25%)
199317 ————————R16—R64———————R32————R16—R32—————— 2–5 (29%)
199418 ————————R32—R64————————————SF———R32—F—— 7–5 (58%)
199519 ————————R32—R64—R16———R32————R16——————R32——QF 4–7 (36%)
199620 R16———————SF———————QF——————————————— 6–3 (67%)
199721 ———QF————W————————F—R32————————R16——— 12–4 (75%)
199822 ————————W————————W—QF————————QF——— 13–2 (87%)
199923 ————————F————————SF——————————QF——— 9–3 (75%)
200024 —————R16—————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
200125 ———————QFSF—R32R16—QF————————R32—R16———QF——— 11–8 (58%)
200226 —————R32—SFQF—R16———QF—————SF—————R32————— 11–7 (61%)
200327 ————————QF—————R32———————————R32————— 1–3 (25%)
200428 —————————R32————W—————————————QF——— 5–2 (71%)
200529 ——R16———QF—QF—R16———R32—————————————R16——— 7–6 (54%)
200630 ——————F—QF—R16———R32R32———————————————— 7–5 (58%)
200731 ——————R32—R32—R32————————————————————— 0–3 (0%)
200832 ————R32—————————R32—————————————QF——— 2–3 (40%)
200933 —R32—————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		6–3
(67%)		5–2
(71%)		26–12
(68%)		0–1
(0%)		4–8
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		6–5
(55%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		12–2
(86%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		5–3
(62%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		11–8
(58%)		4–1
(80%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		 99–71
(58%)

WTA Finals

Ai Sugiyama WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
200327 RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)		 1–2
(33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
8
Career-high date
Feb 9, 2004
First Top 100
Oct 3, 1994
First Top 50
Nov 6, 1995
First Top 20
Nov 24, 1997
First Top 10
Nov 10, 2003

Ranking History Matrix

Ai Sugiyama ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199115——————————568582
199216580321318320322334255210221217181184
199317188147151136146146155166137137142145
199418145113115132119116102110102957272
199519799395918766676161634646
199620393432262529242623233228
199721292931262625323432302021
199822181717191917171515161818
199923232527273131322826232424
200024202219222120202730353332
200125493742473650483938393030
200226283028303230291919242424
200327282517171514111512111010
2004289810101212111314161717
200529212324242625333332302929
200630262623232421192727262626
200731262224272627303034393838
200832383940363538333229313131
20093326252835373857719697——

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Anna Kournikova RUS 8 2,080 0 0 305 184 121 60.3% 1995–2003 Match log
Sandrine Testud FRA 9 2,003 0 3 546 309 237 56.6% 1990–2004 Match log
Dominique Monami BEL 9 1,974 0 4 366 208 158 56.8% 1991–2000 Match log
Irina Spirlea ROU 7 2,017 0 4 361 211 150 58.4% 1991–2000 Match log
Meghann Shaughnessy USA 11 1,903 0 6 466 233 233 50.0% 1996–2009 Match log
Patty Schnyder SUI 7 1,984 0 11 845 495 350 58.6% 1995–2018 Match log
Nathalie Dechy FRA 11 1,918 0 1 565 293 272 51.9% 1995–2009 Match log
Chanda Rubin USA 6 2,042 0 7 577 345 232 59.8% 1990–2006 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ai Sugiyama?
Ai Sugiyama is 51 years old, born on July 5, 1975.
Which country does Ai Sugiyama represent?
Ai Sugiyama represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Ai Sugiyama?
Ai Sugiyama is 163 cm / 5'4".
Does Ai Sugiyama use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Ai Sugiyama uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Ai Sugiyama left-handed or right-handed?
Ai Sugiyama plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Ai Sugiyama won?
Ai Sugiyama has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Ai Sugiyama won?
TennisDB does not group any of Ai Sugiyama's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Ai Sugiyama won?
Ai Sugiyama has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Gold Coast in 2004.
What is Ai Sugiyama's highest WTA ranking?
Ai Sugiyama's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 8, first achieved on February 9, 2004.
What is Ai Sugiyama's career win-loss record?
Ai Sugiyama has a career WTA singles record of 416 wins and 366 losses (53.2%).
How much career prize money has Ai Sugiyama earned?
Ai Sugiyama has earned at least $8,128,126 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ai Sugiyama's career appear in TennisDB?
Ai Sugiyama appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1992 through 2009.
On which surface does Ai Sugiyama have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Ai Sugiyama's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 56.5% (280–216).
Who has Ai Sugiyama faced most often?
Ai Sugiyama's most frequent opponent is Lisa Raymond, with a head-to-head record of 7–8 across 15 meetings.