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Ai Sugiyama vs Katarina Srebotnik H2H: 3-2

Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–2 lead over Katarina Srebotnik in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Katarina Srebotnik leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2006 Eastbourne Open round of 32 7-6(5) 4-6 5-1 RET.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Katarina Srebotnik
SLO Age 45 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #21 7-6(5) 4-6 5-1 (ret.) Katarina Srebotnik #24 Match data Jun 22, 2006* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Katarina Srebotnik #53 6-1 4-6 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data Apr 15, 2005* R16 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 7-6(4) Katarina Srebotnik #44 Match data Aug 2, 2002* R16 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #38 6-2 3-6 6-1 Katarina Srebotnik #99 Match data Oct 5, 2001* R16 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Katarina Srebotnik #65 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #20 Match data Feb 3, 2000* R32 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet

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
Katarina Srebotnik #704 #20 2,474 1,851 225 206 52.2% 0 0 0 0 4 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 Katarina Srebotnik
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1999 11–11 50.0% #66 1,520 0 1
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 2000 8–19 29.6% #120 1,449 0 1
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 2001 7–11 38.9% #97 1,494 0 1
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 2002 28–18 60.9% #36 1,724 0 2
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 2003 25–24 51.0% #39 1,682 0 2
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 2004 14–19 42.4% #87 1,604 0 2
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 2005 28–17 62.2% #27 1,753 0 4
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 2006 30–24 55.6% #23 1,786 0 4
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2007 28–23 54.9% #27 1,756 0 4
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2008 41–25 62.1% #20 1,834 0 4
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 2009 2–5 28.6% #428 1,743 0 4
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 2010 3–10 23.1% #317 1,622 0 4
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,627 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Katarina Srebotnik
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 1 5 6 16.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2000 3 9 12 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2001 4 6 10 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2002 13 8 21 61.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2004 5 9 14 35.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2005 21 9 30 70.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2006 19 15 34 55.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 17 14 31 54.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2008 24 16 40 60.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2009 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 7 13 20 35.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 280 216 496 56.5% 59 67 126 46.8% 38 39 77 49.4% 39 44 83 47.0% — 124 114 238 52.1% 82 63 145 56.6% 12 18 30 40.0% 7 11 18 38.9%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 170/347 of Ai Sugiyama's and 180/318 of Katarina Srebotnik's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ai Sugiyama Katarina Srebotnik
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 5/49 1.8 2.8 61.3% 64.2% 49.5% 61.9% 41.5% 58.3% 43.3%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 6/33 1.8 3.7 60.5% 56.9% 38.9% 36.1% 56.4% 50.5% 46.9%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 6/45 1.3 1.3 63.8% 61.5% 44.7% 52.3% 49.0% 55.8% 42.7%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 40/54 2.6 1.9 65.7% 67.5% 47.7% 56.2% 51.5% 60.8% 45.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 47/51 2.7 2.6 67.2% 65.3% 45.8% 54.6% 48.1% 58.9% 45.5%
27 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3% 2008 57/66 3.6 2.8 61.1% 69.0% 50.3% 53.3% 48.9% 61.8% 45.4%
28 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7% 2009 7/7 1.1 4.9 61.4% 58.3% 39.0% 43.0% 48.9% 50.9% 42.2%
29 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6% 2010 12/13 2.3 4.5 63.1% 62.2% 43.3% 51.9% 36.2% 55.5% 38.2%
30 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 170/782 1.1 4.9 64.3% 60.3% 43.2% 52.6% 46.7% 54.1% 45.2% — 180/431 2.8 2.7 64.0% 66.0% 47.0% 53.4% 48.4% 59.3% 44.8%

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 Katarina Srebotnik
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1999 1520 114.5 — — — — -39 +131 — 48.9% -0.04 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — +1.91
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 2000 1450 112.4 — — — — +44 +97 — 34.4% -0.79 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.6 +0.46
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 2001 1494 114.5 — — — — -1 +52 — 41.5% -0.39 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.5 +0.12
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 2002 1724 137.6 — — — — -64 -4 -229 55.9% +0.46 9–5 (64%) 2–6 (25%) 103.9 -0.69
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 2003 1682 127.1 +1.15 +0.28 1.039 50.6% -14 +27 -125 47.2% -0.10 9–7 (56%) 4–6 (40%) 100.2 +0.07
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 2004 1604 113.1 -1.79 +0.77 0.946 48.8% -16 +108 -137 42.3% -0.62 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 94.7 +0.35
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 2005 1754 134.9 +0.20 -0.62 0.965 49.0% -3 -80 -248 58.5% +0.66 10–8 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 103.2 +0.75
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 2006 1787 145.5 +3.94 +1.32 1.169 53.1% +10 -81 -227 56.3% +0.69 6–7 (46%) 4–7 (36%) 96.4 +0.95
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 2007 1757 138.6 +2.28 +1.88 1.106 52.0% +11 -27 -168 54.1% +0.25 7–8 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 101.0 +0.63
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 2008 1834 150.3 +5.53 +1.46 1.188 53.5% -27 +6 -230 61.6% +1.10 10–13 (43%) 4–12 (25%) 93.8 -1.10
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 2009 1744 104.1 -2.58 -0.87 0.860 46.8% -28 — — 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.19
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 2010 1623 113.9 -1.08 -2.93 0.858 46.9% +1 +158 — 33.3% -1.18 2–5 (29%) 2–2 (50%) 94.3 +0.28
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1852 138.0 +3.03 +1.03 1.101 51.9% -9 +24 -194 51.5% +0.22 63–72 (47%) 32–53 (38%) 91.4 +0.83

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.