H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 2-3

Kimberly Po Messerli holds a 3–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kimberly Po Messerli leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kimberly Po Messerli won the 1997 Stanford fourth round 6-3 6-1.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 25, 1997* Stanford WTA 250 R16 Hard Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #34 Match data
Jun 21, 1997* Eastbourne WTA 250 R16 Grass Ai Sugiyama #27 6-3 6-1 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data
Apr 19, 1997* Tokyo WTA 500 SF Hard Ai Sugiyama #30 5-7 6-4 6-1 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data
Jan 17, 1997* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Kimberly Po Messerli 6-0 4-6 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data
Sep 20, 1996* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-7 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #23 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
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,878 118 133 47.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,655 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,789 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,742 0 0
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0
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 — — — — — — —