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

Ai Sugiyama vs Jana Novotna H2H: 2-4

Jana Novotna holds a 4–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Jana Novotna leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1999 Canadian Open third round 5-7 6-2 6-1.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 19, 1999* Canadian Open WTA 1000 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #30 5-7 6-2 6-1 Jana Novotna #7 Match data
Nov 2, 1997* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 F Carpet Jana Novotna #2 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #30 Match data
Oct 16, 1997* Zurich WTA 1000 R16 Hard Jana Novotna #2 6-0 6-7 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
Jun 22, 1997* Eastbourne WTA 250 QF Grass Jana Novotna #4 6-2 6-7 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #27 Match data
Mar 24, 1996* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #32 6-3 6-3 Jana Novotna #10 Match data
Feb 3, 1994* Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 1000 R32 Carpet Jana Novotna #6 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #145 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
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,224 504 198 71.8% 1 4 1 5 13 24

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 Jana Novotna
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 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1988 23–18 56.1% #35 1,757 0 1
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,962 0 2
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,016 0 3
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,072 0 5
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1992 36–17 67.9% #10 2,089 0 5
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,103 0 7
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1996 47–12 79.7% #5 2,209 0 15
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,173 0 19
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,129 1 23
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,924 1 24
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 — — — — — — —