H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 6-2

Ai Sugiyama holds a 6–2 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 3–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2009 Australian Open second round 1-6 6-1 6-3.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 22, 2009* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Ai Sugiyama #26 1-6 6-1 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #69 Match data
Jan 15, 2004* Sydney WTA 500 R32 Hard Nathalie Dechy #32 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #9 Match data
Jun 29, 2003* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Ai Sugiyama #14 6-4 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #23 Match data
Jun 20, 2003* Eastbourne WTA 500 R16 Grass Nathalie Dechy #23 6-1 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #13 Match data
Feb 6, 2003* Paris WTA 500 R32 Carpet Ai Sugiyama #26 6-2 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #19 Match data
Aug 12, 1999* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #32 6-2 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #27 Match data
Aug 19, 1998* Canadian Open WTA 1000 R64 Hard Ai Sugiyama #17 7-6 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #64 Match data
May 21, 1998* Strasbourg WTA 500 R32 Clay Ai Sugiyama #18 1-6 6-4 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #73 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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,917 291 270 51.9% 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 Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,501 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,539 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,619 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,790 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 2000 28–19 59.6% #26 1,777 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,626 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,819 0 1
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 2004 33–23 58.9% #21 1,810 0 1
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,798 0 1
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,649 0 1
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,582 0 1
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 — — — — — — —