H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC
Ai Sugiyama vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 1-0
Ai Sugiyama holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Paulus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1998 Sydney quarterfinal 6-1 7-6.
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JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
AUT
Age 55
Right-Handed
177 cm / 5'10"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1998* | Sydney | WTA 500 | QF | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 7-6 | Barbara Paulus | 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 |
| Barbara Paulus | #347 | #10 | 1,696 | 1,956 | 229 | 138 | 62.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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 | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #165 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 11–10 | 52.4% | #70 | 1,594 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 19–10 | 65.5% | #27 | 1,730 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 30–16 | 65.2% | #24 | 1,831 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 32–14 | 69.6% | #15 | 1,894 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 17–13 | 56.7% | #25 | 1,868 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #209 | 1,734 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 | 1994 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #108 | 1,668 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 | 1995 | 21–7 | 75.0% | #23 | 1,802 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 | 1996 | 38–16 | 70.4% | #13 | 1,876 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 | 1997 | 32–16 | 66.7% | #24 | 1,860 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 | 1998 | 17–19 | 47.2% | #45 | 1,745 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |