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

Ai Sugiyama vs Rita Grande H2H: 3-2

Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–2 lead over Rita Grande in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Rita Grande leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2003 Pan Pacific Open round of 32 6-1 4-6 6-2.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Rita Grande
ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #28 6-1 4-6 6-2 Rita Grande #60 Match data Jan 30, 2003* R32 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Rita Grande #42 6-7(3) 7-5 1-0 (ret.) Ai Sugiyama #37 Match data Oct 13, 2001* QF Shanghai Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #43 6-3 6-4 Rita Grande #53 Match data May 9, 2001* R64 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Ai Sugiyama #28 6-7 6-2 6-3 Rita Grande #71 Match data Jan 3, 1997* R16 Hope Island Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Rita Grande #70 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #44 Match data Jan 5, 1996* R16 ASB Classic Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 173 220 44.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Rita Grande
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1991 0–2 0.0% #370 1,471 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1996 10–16 38.5% #71 1,617 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,667 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,581 0 0
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,677 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 2000 16–22 42.1% #77 1,608 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2001 35–26 57.4% #24 1,742 0 2
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2002 21–27 43.8% #46 1,640 0 2
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3
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 Rita Grande
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% 1991 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 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% 1996 8 9 17 47.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1998 4 10 14 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1999 15 9 24 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 6 10 16 37.5% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 28 16 44 63.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 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% 2002 12 15 27 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 3 13 16 18.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 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% 2005 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% — 110 122 232 47.4% 37 56 93 39.8% 15 24 39 38.5% 11 18 29 37.9%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 170/347 of Ai Sugiyama's and 11/69 of Rita Grande's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ai Sugiyama Rita Grande
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
27 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7% 2003 5/39 1.8 2.0 66.2% 63.8% 43.9% 57.0% 58.1% 57.7% 47.6%
29 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6% 2004 6/30 1.5 1.2 71.4% 59.5% 42.2% 52.1% 31.0% 54.8% 41.4%
30 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2009 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 170/782 1.1 4.9 64.3% 60.3% 43.2% 52.6% 46.7% 54.1% 45.2% — 11/393 1.6 1.5 69.0% 61.5% 43.0% 54.3% 43.3% 56.1% 44.2%

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 Rita Grande
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 1991 1471 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.25
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 1993 1456 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1994 1492 108.7 — — — — +66 — — 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.41
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1995 1591 131.2 — — — — +49 — — 47.1% +0.26 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 100.8 +0.32
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1996 1618 126.5 — — — — +22 -164 -67 42.4% -0.41 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.9 +0.05
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 1997 1668 136.7 — — — — +21 -161 — 48.7% -0.33 4–10 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 97.9 +0.01
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 1998 1581 124.9 — — — — +29 -89 -16 37.0% -1.12 5–6 (45%) 4–2 (67%) 103.0 -0.29
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 1999 1678 125.6 — — — — +23 -179 -105 50.0% -0.45 10–2 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 110.9 -0.74
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 2000 1608 123.5 — — — — +28 -76 -44 43.9% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.6 -0.24
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 2001 1742 138.0 — — — — +31 -163 -198 54.7% +0.35 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 101.8 +0.27
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 2002 1641 120.5 — — — — -19 -46 -67 44.1% -0.36 8–7 (53%) 4–7 (36%) 100.1 +1.02
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 2003 1534 112.1 +0.28 +0.94 1.123 52.5% -41 +90 +57 40.7% -0.78 6–9 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.70
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 2004 1536 104.3 -0.87 -1.71 0.916 47.8% -71 +57 +70 44.6% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 100.9 +1.29
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 2005 1518 99.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.22
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 — 1755 128.5 -0.35 -0.51 1.007 50.0% +13 -66 -49 45.2% -0.40 63–69 (48%) 38–41 (48%) 101.0 +1.12

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.