H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Joannette Kruger H2H: 2-1

Ai Sugiyama holds a 2–1 lead over Joannette Kruger in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2001 Tokyo fourth round 3-6 6-4 7-6(4).

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 52 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 21, 2001* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #39 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) Joannette Kruger #58 Match data
May 17, 2000* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Ai Sugiyama #20 6-2 6-3 Joannette Kruger #59 Match data
May 7, 1997* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Joannette Kruger #121 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #26 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
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,879 147 162 47.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Joannette Kruger
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 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,575 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,638 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,725 0 1
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1996 7–12 36.8% #126 1,646 0 1
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,791 0 2
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,721 0 2
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,650 0 2
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,659 0 2
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2
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 — — — — — — —