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Ai Sugiyama vs Helena Sukova H2H: 3-0

Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–0 lead over Helena Sukova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1997 Manhattan Beach round of 32 3-6 6-2 6-3.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Helena Sukova
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #32 3-6 6-2 6-3 Helena Sukova #48 Match data Aug 7, 1997* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 6-1 Helena Sukova #25 Match data Jun 28, 1996* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ai Sugiyama #87 4-6 6-3 9-7 Helena Sukova #14 Match data May 31, 1995* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Helena Sukova #102 #4 735 2,218 581 300 65.9% 0 0 0 3 6 9

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 Helena Sukova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1981 6–4 60.0% — 1,584 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,756 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1986 69–21 76.7% #5 2,151 0 3
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1988 49–20 71.0% #8 2,098 0 5
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,036 0 6
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,024 0 6
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1991 34–18 65.4% #17 1,958 0 7
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1992 39–16 70.9% #12 1,965 0 9
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,922 0 9
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,887 0 9
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 1996 17–16 51.5% #35 1,776 0 9
32 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6 1997 8–21 27.6% #80 1,655 0 9
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,627 0 6 1998 0–2 0.0% #102 1,632 0 9

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 Helena Sukova
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% 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 9 16 43.8%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1983 8 4 12 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1984 12 5 17 70.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 18 9 27 66.7%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 17 7 24 70.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 13 6 19 68.4%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1986 23 5 28 82.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 27 10 37 73.0%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 17 4 21 81.0% 20 6 26 76.9%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1988 21 9 30 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 5 16 68.8%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1989 26 6 32 81.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 17 7 24 70.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 6 18 66.7%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 16 6 22 72.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1992 20 7 27 74.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4%
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1993 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
30 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 5 8 13 38.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
32 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1997 2 11 13 15.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
33 2009 7 13 20 35.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 280 216 496 56.5% 59 67 126 46.8% 38 39 77 49.4% 39 44 83 47.0% — 213 105 318 67.0% 75 53 128 58.6% 125 49 174 71.8% 164 90 254 64.6%

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 Helena Sukova
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 1981 1584 127.8 — — — — — — +54 59.1% +0.91 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1982 1756 137.3 — — — — -64 -77 -97 48.2% -0.15 11–7 (61%) 4–7 (36%) 105.5 -2.58
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1983 1907 149.3 — — — — -85 -97 -127 59.7% +0.67 8–5 (62%) 6–8 (43%) 102.3 -2.48
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1984 2042 154.9 — — — — -99 -323 +10 60.7% +0.75 20–6 (77%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.37
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1985 2029 162.4 — — — — -21 -243 +104 68.7% +1.34 9–7 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.9 -3.44
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1986 2152 173.6 — — — — +12 -258 +29 73.5% +1.77 11–9 (55%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -7.60
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1987 2130 164.9 — — — — +25 -243 +121 69.5% +1.40 17–7 (71%) 11–4 (73%) 105.2 -4.98
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1988 2099 164.2 — — — — +36 -123 +89 67.1% +1.03 10–4 (71%) 14–3 (82%) 109.5 -5.27
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1989 2037 158.2 — — — — +97 -141 +86 67.5% +1.04 9–3 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 106.3 -1.47
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1990 2025 160.0 — — — — +46 -104 +169 64.7% +0.88 13–4 (76%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 -0.53
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1991 1958 153.8 — — — — +56 -26 +161 63.2% +1.02 9–6 (60%) 5–7 (42%) 95.3 +0.66
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 1992 1966 153.3 — — — — +48 -64 +185 69.2% +1.42 7–5 (58%) 2–5 (29%) 96.8 +2.03
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 1993 1922 151.2 — — — — +11 — +198 60.2% +0.82 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 94.8 +0.04
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 1994 1887 144.4 — — — — +13 -45 +168 56.1% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 97.3 +1.22
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 1995 1820 144.1 — — — — +24 +33 +207 53.9% +0.05 7–5 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 105.6 -0.11
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 1996 1776 135.6 — — — — +9 -3 +295 50.6% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +0.50
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 1997 1655 126.9 — — — — -12 +65 +386 32.3% -1.05 2–7 (22%) 2–3 (40%) 92.0 -0.96
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 1998 1632 97.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.34 0–2 — — -0.23
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 — 2218 162.3 — — — — +10 -125 +96 62.6% +0.89 156–93 (63%) 105–89 (54%) 103.0 -3.16

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.