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Ai Sugiyama vs Rene Simpson H2H: 1-0

Ai Sugiyama holds a 1–0 lead over Rene Simpson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 1996 Manhattan Beach round of 32 6-1 7-5.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rene Simpson
CAN Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #23 6-1 7-5 Rene Simpson #116 Match data Aug 15, 1996* R32 Manhattan Beach 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
Rene Simpson #546 #70 256 1,663 44 83 34.6% 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 Rene Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1988 5–3 62.5% #132 1,558 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1989 11–17 39.3% #109 1,619 0 0
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1990 2–8 20.0% #180 1,563 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 1991 5–9 35.7% #132 1,566 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 1992 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 1993 4–9 30.8% #122 1,588 0 0
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 1994 5–11 31.2% #154 1,532 0 0
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,537 0 0
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 1996 1–4 20.0% #148 1,519 0 0
31 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6 1997 3–9 25.0% #109 1,515 0 0
32 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6 1998 0–1 0.0% #548 1,512 0 0
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 Rene Simpson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1989 8 12 20 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1990 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 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% 1993 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 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% 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1997 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 32 51 83 38.6% 10 23 33 30.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 Rene Simpson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1988 1559 115.5 — — — — +45 — — 58.8% +0.35 1–0 0–1 — +1.22
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1989 1619 123.0 — — — — +19 -74 — 39.0% -1.10 2–1 (67%) — — -1.57
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1990 1563 111.0 — — — — +31 -47 — 30.4% -1.61 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.30
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 1991 1566 120.5 — — — — -8 -14 — 39.4% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — -0.35
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 1992 1604 127.1 — — — — -4 -31 — 43.2% -0.49 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.95
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 1993 1588 120.6 — — — — +17 -35 — 33.3% -1.59 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.20
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 1994 1533 109.5 — — — — +1 — — 42.1% -0.45 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.05
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 1995 1537 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.50 1–1 1–1 — -0.26
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 1996 1520 111.2 — — — — +20 — — 33.3% -1.25 0–2 1–0 — +0.07
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 1997 1516 117.1 — — — — +12 +7 — 34.5% -1.10 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.55
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 1998 1513 105.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.21
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 — 1663 126.9 — — — — +13 -32 — 38.9% -0.90 10–23 (30%) 8–12 (40%) 91.9 -2.48

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.