H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Nana Smith H2H: 4-0

Ai Sugiyama holds a 4–0 lead over Nana Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1998 Tokyo fourth round 6-3 6-2.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Nana Smith
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 17, 1998* Tokyo WTA 500 R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #19 6-3 6-2 Nana Smith #99 Match data
Jan 2, 1997* Hope Island WTA 250 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #28 5-7 6-1 6-1 Nana Smith #70 Match data
Mar 8, 1995* Delray Beach WTA 250 R64 Hard Ai Sugiyama #93 3-6 6-2 6-0 Nana Smith #61 Match data
Feb 11, 1994* Osaka WTA 250 R32 Carpet Ai Sugiyama #142 6-4 6-1 Nana Smith #322 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
Nana Smith #669 #51 332 1,649 65 114 36.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Nana Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #201 1,495 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1989 7–11 38.9% #103 1,586 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1990 9–16 36.0% #113 1,540 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1991 7–13 35.0% #144 1,529 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1992 4–4 50.0% #118 1,558 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1993 1–11 8.3% #317 1,445 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1994 9–7 56.2% #58 1,578 0 0
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1995 7–13 35.0% #128 1,545 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 1996 13–13 50.0% #70 1,602 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1997 4–12 25.0% #105 1,542 0 0
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1998 4–8 33.3% #117 1,537 0 0
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 1999 0–3 0.0% #134 1,521 0 0
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2000 0–2 0.0% #218 1,499 0 0
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 — — — — — — —