H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 7, 1997* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #32 3-6 6-2 6-3 Helena Sukova #48 Match data
Jun 28, 1996* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 6-1 Helena Sukova #25 Match data
May 31, 1995* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Ai Sugiyama #87 4-6 6-3 9-7 Helena Sukova #14 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
Helena Sukova #102 #4 735 2,217 580 297 66.1% 0 1 0 3 5 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% — 1,583 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,757 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1986 69–21 76.7% #6 2,151 0 3
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1988 49–19 72.1% #8 2,120 0 5
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,043 0 6
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,025 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 38–15 71.7% #12 1,976 0 9
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,925 0 9
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,889 0 9
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6 1996 17–15 53.1% #35 1,792 0 9
32 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6 1997 8–21 27.6% #80 1,661 0 9
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6 1998 0–2 0.0% #102 1,637 0 9