H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Ai Sugiyama vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 2-2
Ai Sugiyama and Sabine Appelmans are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2000 Moscow third round 6-3 7-6(5).
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JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2
–
2
4 main draw meetings
BEL
Age 54
Left-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2000* | Moscow | WTA 1000 | R32 | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 7-6(5) | Sabine Appelmans | Match data |
| Oct 12, 2000* | Zurich | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Sabine Appelmans | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| May 5, 1999* | Rome | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Sabine Appelmans | 7-5 6-4 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Jan 4, 1997* | Hope Island | WTA 250 | QF | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 3-6 7-6 | Sabine Appelmans | 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 |
| Sabine Appelmans | #94 | #16 | 1,502 | 1,923 | 279 | 202 | 58.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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 | Sabine Appelmans | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #283 | 1,502 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #196 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #144 | 1,468 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 21–12 | 63.6% | #22 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 34–14 | 70.8% | #18 | 1,873 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 26–15 | 63.4% | #26 | 1,875 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 19–15 | 55.9% | #36 | 1,828 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 | 1994 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #27 | 1,821 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 | 1995 | 24–17 | 58.5% | #31 | 1,809 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 | 1996 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #21 | 1,843 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 | 1997 | 37–26 | 58.7% | #16 | 1,856 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 | 1998 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #48 | 1,721 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 | 1999 | 25–21 | 54.3% | #30 | 1,777 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 | 2000 | 20–22 | 47.6% | #49 | 1,692 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #94 | 1,685 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |