H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario H2H: 1-7

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 7–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 4–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 2001 US Open second round 6-3 6-2.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 7
8 main draw meetings
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 30, 2001* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #39 Match data
May 10, 2001* Berlin WTA 1000 R32 Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #14 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #43 Match data
Aug 14, 1998* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #16 Match data
Jan 28, 1998* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-2 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #18 Match data
Nov 14, 1997* Philadelphia WTA 250 R16 Carpet Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 6-1 7-6 Ai Sugiyama #23 Match data
Nov 1, 1997* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 QF Carpet Ai Sugiyama #30 6-1 7-6 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 Match data
Aug 8, 1997* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-3 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
May 29, 1997* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-3 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 411 362 53.2% 0 0 0 4 2 6
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,385 708 267 72.6% 4 7 0 1 17 29

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1988 31–15 67.4% #18 1,809 0 1
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,068 1 3
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,081 1 5
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,166 1 6
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1992 59–15 79.7% #4 2,288 1 8
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,156 3 22
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1996 52–16 76.5% #3 2,106 3 24
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,022 3 24
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,039 4 26
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,932 4 27
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2000 38–18 67.9% #8 1,930 4 27
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,795 4 29
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6 — — — — — — —