H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Mary Pierce H2H: 5-6

Mary Pierce holds a 6–5 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Mary Pierce leads 3–2 on hard courts and 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 2006 Linz third round 7-6(3) 7-6(5).

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 26, 2006* Linz WTA 500 R32 Hard Mary Pierce #29 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Ai Sugiyama #25 Match data
Aug 7, 2005* San Diego WTA 1000 F Hard Mary Pierce #14 6-0 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #38 Match data
May 13, 2004* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Ai Sugiyama #10 6-2 6-4 Mary Pierce #34 Match data
Jun 20, 2002* Eastbourne WTA 500 R32 Grass Ai Sugiyama #30 6-4 6-4 Mary Pierce #74 Match data
Apr 4, 2002* Sarasota WTA 250 R32 Clay Mary Pierce #295 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #30 Match data
Jan 25, 2000* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #24 7-5 6-4 Mary Pierce #5 Match data
Oct 22, 1999* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Ai Sugiyama #27 6-4 3-6 6-3 Mary Pierce #6 Match data
Aug 13, 1999* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Mary Pierce #6 6-2 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
Aug 5, 1999* San Diego WTA 500 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #32 6-3 4-6 6-1 Mary Pierce #6 Match data
Oct 31, 1998* Luxembourg WTA 250 QF Carpet Mary Pierce #8 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #16 Match data
Oct 23, 1998* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 R32 Carpet Mary Pierce #11 5-7 6-2 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #16 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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,137 460 215 68.1% 2 5 0 3 8 18

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 Pierce
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,786 0 1
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1992 31–9 77.5% #13 1,901 0 4
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,053 0 5
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,008 1 7
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1996 17–11 60.7% #24 1,899 1 7
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,053 1 8
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,120 1 12
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,033 2 15
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,839 2 15
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,752 2 15
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2004 22–16 57.9% #29 1,754 2 16
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,119 2 18
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,967 2 18
32 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6 — — — — — — —