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Ai Sugiyama vs Natasha Zvereva H2H: 1-2

Natasha Zvereva holds a 2–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Natasha Zvereva leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1997 Kremlin Cup round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Natasha Zvereva
BLR Age 55 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #30 6-4 7-6 Natasha Zvereva #25 Match data Oct 30, 1997* R32 Kremlin Cup Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Natasha Zvereva #25 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data Sep 19, 1997* R16 Toyota Princess Cup Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Natasha Zvereva #27 4-6 6-4 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data Aug 29, 1996* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Natasha Zvereva #201 #5 1,820 2,074 394 236 62.5% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Natasha Zvereva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–2 66.7% #94 1,575 0 0
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1987 21–11 65.6% #19 1,835 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1988 40–18 69.0% #7 1,997 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1989 23–17 57.5% #27 1,804 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1990 38–15 71.7% #12 1,953 0 2
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1991 29–18 61.7% #21 1,912 0 2
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1992 34–20 63.0% #23 1,981 0 2
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1993 37–19 66.1% #19 1,973 0 2
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1994 29–12 70.7% #10 1,979 0 3
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1995 31–17 64.6% #14 1,970 0 3
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1996 13–13 50.0% #57 1,897 0 3
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1997 25–20 55.6% #25 1,907 0 3
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1998 35–21 62.5% #16 1,934 0 4
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 1999 24–19 55.8% #27 1,824 0 5
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 2000 11–13 45.8% #78 1,733 0 5
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 2002 0–1 0.0% — 1,708 0 5
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 Natasha Zvereva
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0%
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 16 10 26 61.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 12 6 18 66.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1990 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 5 9 44.4%
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1992 7 7 14 50.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1993 15 6 21 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 6 15 60.0%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1994 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 3 15 80.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1995 17 8 25 68.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 15 10 25 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 3 5 8 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 2002 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 157 98 255 61.6% 98 56 154 63.6% 71 31 102 69.6% 68 51 119 57.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Natasha Zvereva
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1575 112.4 — — — — +63 — — 56.3% -0.12 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31 1987 1836 140.5 — — — — -21 -249 -181 63.8% +0.70 5–4 (56%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.51
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1988 1997 161.2 — — — — -75 -213 -183 66.7% +1.05 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -3.11
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1989 1805 144.1 — — — — +20 -25 -21 57.3% +0.91 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.26
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.28 1990 1953 156.8 — — — — -78 -41 -36 65.8% +1.03 10–5 (67%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.92
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.30 1991 1912 148.8 — — — — -66 +41 +34 59.2% +0.55 6–3 (67%) 10–5 (67%) — -0.24
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.35 1992 1982 158.3 — — — — -114 +58 +53 61.3% +0.90 6–5 (55%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.82
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.41 1993 1974 157.3 — — — — -22 -9 +90 65.3% +0.98 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.50
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.12 1994 1979 161.7 — — — — +7 -6 +1 69.6% +1.40 6–6 (50%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.08
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.80 1995 1971 161.0 — — — — +27 -3 +16 59.5% +0.80 13–7 (65%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.19
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.48 1996 1897 147.8 — — — — +45 +39 +91 50.0% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -1.77
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.40 1997 1907 154.8 — — — — +11 +5 +82 56.3% +0.19 8–4 (67%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.07
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%) — +1.81 1998 1934 156.7 — — — — -36 -9 +187 60.5% +0.47 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) — -3.30
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%) — +2.38 1999 1825 141.3 — — — — +2 0 +268 54.8% +0.40 8–3 (73%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.76
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%) — +2.95 2000 1733 128.2 — — — — +39 +59 +392 42.0% -0.66 5–1 (83%) 0–2 — -0.52
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%) — +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%) — +1.74 2002 1708 97.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.15
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%) — +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%) — -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 — 2074 160.7 — — — — -23 -15 +55 60.5% +0.69 97–63 (61%) 77–61 (56%) 107.9 -2.55

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.