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

Ai Sugiyama vs Meilen Tu H2H: 2-0

Ai Sugiyama holds a 2–0 lead over Meilen Tu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2007 Roland Garros second round 6-3 1-6 6-1.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Meilen Tu
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #26 6-3 1-6 6-1 Meilen Tu #39 Match data May 30, 2007* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ai Sugiyama #30 6-2 6-2 Meilen Tu #91 Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Meilen Tu #1,136 #35 769 1,692 103 163 38.7% 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 Meilen Tu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1994 2–3 40.0% #160 1,542 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1995 3–10 23.1% #161 1,506 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1996 2–3 40.0% #157 1,518 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1997 6–13 31.6% #81 1,520 0 0
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1998 2–3 40.0% #209 1,533 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1999 3–11 21.4% #103 1,484 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 2000 6–9 40.0% #67 1,576 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 2001 25–23 52.1% #45 1,615 0 1
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 2002 16–24 40.0% #73 1,561 0 1
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 2003 4–14 22.2% #143 1,478 0 1
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2004 2–4 33.3% #162 1,464 0 1
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2005 4–9 30.8% #120 1,473 0 1
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 2006 7–9 43.8% #90 1,532 0 1
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 2007 20–22 47.6% #47 1,626 0 1
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 2008 1–6 14.3% #630 1,548 0 1
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 Meilen Tu
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% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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% 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1999 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2000 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2001 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2002 7 13 20 35.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 3 7 10 30.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 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% 2007 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 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% — 60 96 156 38.5% 18 37 55 32.7% 17 17 34 50.0% 8 13 21 38.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 170/347 of Ai Sugiyama's and 58/96 of Meilen Tu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ai Sugiyama Meilen Tu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/18 0.0 7.0 63.2% 53.5% 44.0% 36.4% 28.6% 50.0% 48.9%
27 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3% 2005 3/13 1.0 3.0 65.7% 52.1% 48.2% 55.9% 41.7% 50.6% 36.4%
28 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7% 2006 12/16 0.6 4.2 64.7% 58.3% 44.3% 43.8% 43.2% 53.3% 41.8%
29 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6% 2007 38/42 1.0 5.3 65.8% 62.7% 42.6% 55.8% 49.7% 55.8% 45.5%
30 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7% 2008 4/7 0.5 4.3 71.0% 55.8% 43.7% 52.5% 59.4% 52.2% 39.9%
31 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 170/782 1.1 4.9 64.3% 60.3% 43.2% 52.6% 46.7% 54.1% 45.2% — 58/266 0.9 4.9 65.9% 60.6% 43.3% 52.8% 48.2% 54.7% 43.9%

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 Meilen Tu
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 1994 1543 126.0 — — — — +32 — — 45.5% -0.36 0–1 1–0 — -0.21
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1995 1506 118.5 — — — — +10 — +85 33.3% -0.47 0–6 (0%) 0–5 (0%) 91.1 -0.04
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1996 1518 108.5 — — — — +9 — — 36.4% -0.64 1–0 — — +0.25
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1997 1520 114.3 — — — — +34 — — 37.0% -1.07 3–5 (38%) 2–0 — -0.01
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1998 1533 111.4 — — — — +25 — — 46.2% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.08
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1999 1485 108.0 — — — — +29 -18 — 28.1% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.21
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 2000 1576 129.8 — — — — -11 -88 — 35.5% -0.87 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — -1.26
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 2001 1615 124.8 — — — — +19 -100 -43 50.4% +0.09 15–12 (56%) 6–13 (32%) 98.8 +2.97
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 2002 1562 120.2 — — — — +9 -52 +23 41.5% -0.83 2–6 (25%) 8–3 (73%) 98.2 +0.86
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 2003 1478 102.5 -0.75 +0.07 0.979 49.4% +37 -53 — 27.9% -1.28 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.08
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 2004 1464 95.0 — — — — +44 — — 30.8% -1.77 1–0 1–0 — +0.51
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 2005 1473 93.5 -1.15 -2.22 0.738 43.7% +25 — +71 35.7% -1.64 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 101.9 -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 2006 1532 114.0 -1.42 -1.20 0.896 47.6% -68 — +139 44.4% -0.92 2–2 (50%) 4–0 (100%) 103.6 +0.38
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 2007 1627 128.6 +0.38 +1.07 1.029 50.8% -79 -65 +74 48.4% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 104.1 -0.11
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 2008 1548 100.4 -1.42 -2.70 0.835 46.2% -63 — — 23.5% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.20
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 — 1693 123.2 -0.22 +0.15 0.969 49.4% 0 -69 +60 40.9% -0.65 40–51 (44%) 34–31 (52%) 102.6 +1.17

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.