H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 2-3

Irina Spirlea holds a 3–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Irina Spirlea leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2000 Amelia Island second round 6-3 5-7 6-3.

JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 3
5 main draw meetings
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 12, 2000* Amelia Island WTA 500 R64 Clay Ai Sugiyama #19 6-3 5-7 6-3 Irina Spirlea #38 Match data
Aug 16, 1996* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Irina Spirlea #20 6-4 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #23 Match data
Mar 25, 1996* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R16 Hard Irina Spirlea #24 6-4 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
Nov 3, 1995* Oakland WTA 250 R16 Carpet Ai Sugiyama #63 6-4 4-6 6-1 Irina Spirlea #22 Match data
Apr 29, 1995* Zagreb WTA 250 QF Clay Irina Spirlea #27 6-2 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #91 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
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