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

Ai Sugiyama vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 0-3

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 3–0 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1996 Wimbledon round of 16 6-4 1-6 6-3.

JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 3
3 main-draw meetings
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-4 1-6 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data Jul 3, 1996* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Mary Joe Fernandez #9 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #27 Match data Jun 22, 1996* R16 Eastbourne Open Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #83 Match data May 25, 1995* R32 Strasbourg Open Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% 1,474 0 0
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0%
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2000 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 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% 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 1984 1475 98.2 20.0% -1.20 0–1 +0.18
13 1985 1554 130.0 +65 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 -0.49
14 1986 1765 147.3 -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 1987 1897 158.0 -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 1992 1478 102.6 +34 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 +0.31 1988 1947 151.0 -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1993 1487 125.5 +44 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) -0.26 1989 1986 162.4 -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1994 1557 120.7 +41 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) +1.49 1990 2126 168.3 +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1995 1665 135.9 -9 -11 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1991 2063 164.9 +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1996 1751 143.7 -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1992 2121 171.9 +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1997 1837 150.1 +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1993 2058 164.0 +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1998 1862 153.1 +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1994 1977 147.9 +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1999 1808 151.0 +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1995 2039 159.3 +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 2000 1679 137.5 +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1996 1935 158.7 -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 2001 1719 138.7 +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1997 1990 164.4 +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 2002 1755 141.6 +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1998 1935 150.6 +21 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
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 1999 1902 152.1 -1 +93 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
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 2000 1881 102.8 0.0% -2.00 -0.21
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
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 2197 168.6 +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.