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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 International quarterfinal 6-1 7-6.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #20 6-1 7-6 Barbara Paulus #23 Match data Jan 16, 1998* QF Sydney International 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
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1,486 0 0 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6
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 Barbara Paulus
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 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 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
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% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Barbara Paulus
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
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 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
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 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.