H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Laura Golarsa H2H: 1-1

Ai Sugiyama and Laura Golarsa are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay, while Laura Golarsa leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1998 Roland Garros round of 128 7-5 6-3.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Laura Golarsa
ITA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #19 7-5 6-3 Laura Golarsa #65 Match data May 27, 1998* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Laura Golarsa #137 3-6 6-3 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #150 Match data Jun 9, 1993* R64 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Laura Golarsa #693 #39 436 1,761 127 180 41.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Laura Golarsa
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 1985 5–1 83.3% #166 1,563 0 1
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1986 5–5 50.0% #167 1,593 0 1
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1987 6–10 37.5% #121 1,574 0 1
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1988 11–14 44.0% #79 1,618 0 1
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1989 22–18 55.0% #58 1,707 0 1
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1990 14–16 46.7% #61 1,689 0 1
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1991 3–13 18.8% #213 1,546 0 1
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1992 5–10 33.3% #125 1,522 0 1
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1993 17–18 48.6% #69 1,637 0 1
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1994 13–22 37.1% #112 1,582 0 1
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1995 5–10 33.3% #149 1,551 0 1
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 1996 1–8 11.1% #145 1,468 0 1
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 1997 7–9 43.8% #62 1,532 0 1
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 1998 10–16 38.5% #94 1,570 0 1
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 1999 3–10 23.1% #168 1,512 0 1
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 Laura Golarsa
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% 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 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% 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 3 4 7 42.9% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1990 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1991 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 8 8 16 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 32 57 89 36.0% 38 66 104 36.5% 36 32 68 52.9% 16 25 41 39.0%

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 Laura Golarsa
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 1985 1564 114.0 — — — — — — — 78.6% +1.93 1–1 2–0 — +0.48
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1986 1593 115.4 — — — — — -11 — 47.6% -0.29 1–0 — — +0.49
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1987 1575 116.4 — — — — 0 -50 — 44.4% -0.45 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.08
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1988 1619 117.2 — — — — -50 -32 -19 41.1% -0.75 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 103.9 -0.38
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1989 1707 132.8 — — — — -45 -99 -6 54.0% +0.19 10–10 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 101.3 +0.90
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1990 1690 132.5 — — — — -82 -4 +52 46.8% -0.02 1–3 (25%) 2–6 (25%) 94.9 -1.45
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1991 1546 105.1 — — — — +2 +38 +164 27.8% -1.47 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.04
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1992 1523 112.5 — — — — +36 +91 +101 37.1% -1.20 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.67
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1993 1638 128.5 — — — — -13 -51 +65 46.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 2–6 (25%) 100.6 +1.03
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1994 1582 122.3 — — — — -41 -57 +220 44.4% -0.69 3–10 (23%) 6–1 (86%) 97.8 +0.97
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 1995 1552 111.8 — — — — -75 -12 +209 39.4% -0.45 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 94.1 +0.07
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 1996 1468 102.9 — — — — +24 -5 — 15.0% -2.40 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.35
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 1997 1532 103.8 — — — — -26 -77 +234 46.2% -0.51 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — +0.63
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 1998 1570 108.1 — — — — -36 -153 +178 40.0% -0.78 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.61
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 1999 1513 94.5 — — — — -8 -138 +218 22.2% -2.37 1–0 — — +0.07
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 — 1762 124.1 — — — — -30 -44 +125 43.2% -0.54 39–51 (43%) 26–34 (43%) 97.6 +1.81

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.