H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Ann Grossman H2H: 2-1

Ai Sugiyama holds a 2–1 lead over Ann Grossman in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1997 US Open round of 128 6-7 7-5 6-2.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ann Grossman
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #34 6-7 7-5 6-2 Ann Grossman #73 Match data Aug 27, 1997* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ai Sugiyama #31 1-6 6-2 6-3 Ann Grossman #81 Match data Apr 2, 1997* R64 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Ann Grossman #41 6-3 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #217 Match data Sep 25, 1992* R32 Tokyo Nichirei Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 416 366 53.2% 0 0 0 2 4 6
Ann Grossman #343 #29 384 1,887 187 185 50.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Ai Sugiyama Ann Grossman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1987 0–1 0.0% #378 1,497 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1988 15–12 55.6% #48 1,699 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1989 23–20 53.5% #54 1,736 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1990 23–22 51.1% #50 1,748 0 0
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1991 12–19 38.7% #89 1,638 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1992 23–17 57.5% #36 1,733 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1993 30–19 61.2% #35 1,804 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1994 27–21 56.2% #37 1,853 0 0
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1995 12–19 38.7% #88 1,681 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1996 10–14 41.7% #72 1,665 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1997 10–17 37.0% #75 1,615 0 0
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1998 2–4 33.3% #283 1,595 0 0
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 — — — — — — —
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 — — — — — — —
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,627 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Ai Sugiyama Ann Grossman
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 16 11 27 59.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1990 9 12 21 42.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 4 11 15 26.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1992 15 8 23 65.2% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1993 21 12 33 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 16 10 26 61.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 5 10 15 33.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 3 9 12 25.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 7 13 20 35.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 280 216 496 56.5% 59 67 126 46.8% 38 39 77 49.4% 39 44 83 47.0% — 111 106 217 51.2% 59 56 115 51.3% 6 9 15 40.0% 11 14 25 44.0%

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 Ai Sugiyama Ann Grossman
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 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31 1987 1497 101.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.15
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1988 1699 133.9 — — — — +28 — — 54.1% +0.13 4–3 (57%) 0–5 (0%) 100.1 +0.16
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1989 1737 136.2 — — — — +43 -89 — 52.5% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -1.22
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1990 1749 136.3 — — — — -12 +8 — 51.0% +0.02 7–7 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — -1.48
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1991 1638 126.7 — — — — -16 +89 — 44.3% +0.06 3–7 (30%) 2–6 (25%) 91.9 +0.49
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1992 1733 132.9 — — — — +24 -9 — 52.9% -0.03 6–3 (67%) 6–1 (86%) 108.7 +1.73
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1993 1805 140.5 — — — — +9 -60 — 59.6% +0.62 6–7 (46%) 6–3 (67%) 103.6 +0.77
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1994 1853 146.2 — — — — 0 -73 -249 53.6% -0.01 10–6 (63%) 5–2 (71%) 107.3 -1.02
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1995 1681 123.7 — — — — +38 +44 — 40.8% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–9 (25%) 92.7 +0.33
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1996 1666 130.2 — — — — +49 +8 — 42.9% -0.62 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — -0.99
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1997 1615 123.7 — — — — +26 +98 — 38.6% -1.25 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.1 -0.41
27 2003 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 1998 1595 103.2 — — — — +41 +76 — 33.3% -1.58 — 1–0 — +0.11
28 2004 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 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 — 1888 140.3 — — — — +18 +6 -249 49.9% -0.10 53–53 (50%) 31–39 (44%) 99.5 -0.45

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.