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

Ai Sugiyama vs Nicole Vaidisova H2H: 2-1

Ai Sugiyama holds a 2–1 lead over Nicole Vaidisova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2008 Canadian Open round of 64 6-3 3-6 6-2.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nicole Vaidisova
CZE Age 37 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #33 6-3 3-6 6-2 Nicole Vaidisova #21 Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #41 Match data Jan 20, 2008* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ai Sugiyama #28 6-4 1-6 6-3 Nicole Vaidisova #10 Match data Sep 22, 2006* R16 China Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Nicole Vaidisova #832 #7 1,981 2,006 155 85 64.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Nicole Vaidisova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2004 14–5 73.7% #75 1,672 0 2
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 2005 45–14 76.3% #15 1,948 0 5
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 2006 35–17 67.3% #10 1,936 0 6
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 2007 35–14 71.4% #12 1,954 0 6
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 2008 17–19 47.2% #41 1,703 0 6
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 2009 7–12 36.8% #175 1,575 0 6
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #666 1,576 0 6
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2015 1–3 25.0% #261 1,564 0 6
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 — — — — — — —
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 — — — — — — —
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 — — — — — — —
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 Nicole Vaidisova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 35 8 43 81.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2006 16 10 26 61.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2007 24 9 33 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2008 11 13 24 45.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 2015 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 105 54 159 66.0% 26 17 43 60.5% 18 10 28 64.3% 6 4 10 60.0%

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 Nicole Vaidisova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1672 120.2 -1.78 -0.72 0.682 40.6% +8 -112 — 60.5% +0.53 7–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.63
16 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31 2005 1948 146.7 +3.98 +0.60 1.172 53.0% 0 -245 -351 67.2% +1.49 16–2 (89%) 8–9 (47%) 110.8 -0.34
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 2006 1937 151.5 +4.00 +0.94 1.131 52.3% -11 -77 -249 63.2% +0.93 11–8 (58%) 4–7 (36%) 98.8 +0.48
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 2007 1955 155.4 +7.77 +1.32 1.244 54.1% -8 -61 -138 70.1% +1.39 6–7 (46%) 6–4 (60%) 100.0 +0.64
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 2008 1703 127.8 +3.94 -2.60 1.033 50.4% +35 +79 +129 47.7% -0.15 7–7 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 92.1 -0.26
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 2009 1576 103.2 -2.86 -1.96 0.879 47.1% +83 +121 — 36.6% -1.02 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +1.38
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 2010 1577 105.4 +1.21 +0.70 1.062 51.9% — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.09
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 2015 1565 115.0 -0.33 +1.19 0.897 48.2% +67 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.40
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2006 146.1 +4.19 0.00 1.102 51.8% +10 -78 -113 60.3% +0.77 49–27 (64%) 23–26 (47%) 103.4 +0.93

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.