H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ai Sugiyama vs Saori Obata H2H: 3-1

Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–1 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Saori Obata won the 2004 Australian Open second round 6-4 6-4.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 23, 2004* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Saori Obata #55 6-4 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #9 Match data
Aug 7, 2003* Los Angeles WTA 500 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #12 2-6 6-3 6-3 Saori Obata #84 Match data
Sep 12, 2002* Shanghai WTA 250 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #20 6-4 6-2 Saori Obata #98 Match data
Feb 20, 2002* Memphis WTA 250 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #35 7-6(6) 6-4 Saori Obata #108 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
Saori Obata #659 #39 836 1,666 42 76 35.6% 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 Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,513 0 0
24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,462 0 0
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2004 8–18 30.8% #109 1,497 0 0
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,502 0 0
28 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,506 0 0
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —