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

Ai Sugiyama vs María Sánchez Lorenzo H2H: 3-2

Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–2 lead over María Sánchez Lorenzo in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 2–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2005 Amelia Island second round 6-1 7-6(8).

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
María Sánchez Lorenzo
ESP Age 48 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 6, 2005* Amelia Island WTA 500 R64 Clay Ai Sugiyama #23 6-1 7-6(8) María Sánchez Lorenzo #91 Match data
Jan 2, 2003* Gold Coast WTA 250 R32 Hard María Sánchez Lorenzo #111 7-6(6) 3-6 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data
May 25, 2000* Madrid WTA 500 R32 Clay Ai Sugiyama #19 7-5 7-5 María Sánchez Lorenzo #52 Match data
Jan 21, 1998* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Ai Sugiyama #20 4-6 6-1 6-3 María Sánchez Lorenzo #54 Match data
May 24, 1996* Madrid WTA 1000 R32 Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo #96 6-2 7-6 Ai Sugiyama #25 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
María Sánchez Lorenzo #1,067 #33 939 1,727 127 180 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 María Sánchez Lorenzo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1994 3–4 42.9% #131 1,521 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1995 4–6 40.0% #125 1,554 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1996 4–11 26.7% #117 1,500 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1997 10–10 50.0% #53 1,636 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1998 10–21 32.3% #72 1,599 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1999 19–21 47.5% #41 1,670 0 1
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 2000 9–15 37.5% #97 1,606 0 1
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 2001 4–9 30.8% #214 1,566 0 1
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 2002 2–5 28.6% #111 1,519 0 1
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 2003 22–18 55.0% #42 1,655 0 1
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2004 22–25 46.8% #51 1,654 0 1
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2005 9–20 31.0% #83 1,530 0 1
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2006 9–15 37.5% #141 1,520 0 1
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 — — — — — — —