H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 Tokyo third round 6-1 4-6 6-2.

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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 30, 2003* Tokyo WTA 1000 R32 Carpet Ai Sugiyama #28 6-1 4-6 6-2 Rita Grande #60 Match data
Oct 13, 2001* Shanghai WTA 250 QF Hard Rita Grande #42 6-7(3) 7-5 1-0 (ret.) Ai Sugiyama #37 Match data
May 9, 2001* Berlin WTA 1000 R64 Clay Ai Sugiyama #43 6-3 6-4 Rita Grande #53 Match data
Jan 3, 1997* Hope Island WTA 250 R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #28 6-7 6-2 6-3 Rita Grande #71 Match data
Jan 5, 1996* Auckland WTA 250 R16 Hard Rita Grande #70 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #44 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
Rita Grande #1,172 #24 1,020 1,755 172 218 44.1% 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 1,487 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% #186 1,456 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1994 7–12 36.8% #146 1,491 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1995 10–11 47.6% #72 1,591 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1996 10–15 40.0% #71 1,627 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 1997 15–18 45.5% #44 1,676 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 1998 12–23 34.3% #59 1,584 0 0
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 1999 21–18 53.8% #54 1,679 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 2000 15–21 41.7% #77 1,602 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 1,641 0 2
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2003 14–25 35.9% #70 1,534 0 3
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 2004 12–18 40.0% #104 1,536 0 3
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6 2005 0–1 0.0% #1088 1,518 0 3
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