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

Ai Sugiyama vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 1-0

Ai Sugiyama holds a 1–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson 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 1997 Japan Women's Open round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ginger Helgeson
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #30 6-3 7-5 Ginger Helgeson #547 Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Ginger Helgeson #467 #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ginger Helgeson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1
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 Ginger Helgeson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Ginger Helgeson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1989 1486 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.02
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1990 1498 100.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.32
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1991 1647 138.4 — — — — -14 +44 — 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1992 1649 128.8 — — — — +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1993 1737 139.0 — — — — -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.91
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1994 1777 146.6 — — — — +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1995 1773 137.3 — — — — -13 +12 — 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.56
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 1996 1721 92.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.20
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 1997 1639 107.6 — — — — -14 — -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.15
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 1998 1573 99.1 — — — — +16 — — 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
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 — 1865 140.4 — — — — -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.14

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.