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

Ai Sugiyama vs Silvija Talaja H2H: 1-3

Silvija Talaja holds a 3–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Silvija Talaja leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Silvija Talaja won the 2002 Japan Women's Open quarterfinal 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Silvija Talaja
CRO Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Silvija Talaja #95 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #19 Match data Oct 5, 2002* QF Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #32 5-7 6-3 6-3 Silvija Talaja #109 Match data Nov 8, 2001* R32 Pattaya Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Silvija Talaja #22 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #19 Match data Jun 22, 2000* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Silvija Talaja #34 4-6 7-5 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #25 Match data Nov 4, 1999* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Silvija Talaja #1,214 #18 1,376 1,811 131 152 46.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Silvija Talaja
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #288 1,481 0 0
16 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0 1994 1–1 50.0% #251 1,486 0 0
17 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0 1995 0–3 0.0% #280 1,456 0 0
18 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0 1996 9–4 69.2% #106 1,587 0 0
19 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0 1997 2–4 33.3% #199 1,554 0 0
20 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0 1998 7–6 53.8% #85 1,602 0 0
21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1 1999 32–22 59.3% #29 1,699 0 0
22 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3 2000 25–28 47.2% #29 1,643 0 2
23 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3 2001 9–18 33.3% #109 1,541 0 2
24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3 2002 19–23 45.2% #74 1,561 0 2
25 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3 2003 15–21 41.7% #93 1,547 0 2
26 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3 2004 10–14 41.7% #114 1,545 0 2
27 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5 2005 2–6 25.0% #190 1,507 0 2
28 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6 — — — — — — —
29 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6 — — — — — — —
30 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 Silvija Talaja
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 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% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1998 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 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% 1999 6 7 13 46.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2000 11 15 26 42.3% 10 7 17 58.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2001 6 10 16 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2002 14 13 27 51.9% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 7 11 18 38.9% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 5 8 13 38.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2005 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 54 72 126 42.9% 64 58 122 52.5% 11 14 25 44.0% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 11/68 of Silvija Talaja'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 Silvija Talaja
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%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/36 1.3 1.5 50.8% 55.1% 43.2% 58.3% 52.8% 49.3% 42.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/24 2.4 3.4 58.2% 63.5% 42.0% 55.5% 33.8% 54.2% 40.3%
27 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3% 2005 2/8 1.5 4.5 61.3% 62.4% 30.0% 58.3% 40.0% 49.2% 26.6%
28 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 11/283 1.8 2.9 56.1% 60.3% 40.3% 57.0% 41.8% 51.5% 38.7%

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 Silvija Talaja
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1482 107.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.02
16 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31 1994 1486 96.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — +0.23
17 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26 1995 1456 101.4 — — — — — +52 — 14.3% -2.57 0–1 — — -0.09
18 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49 1996 1588 117.3 — — — — — +65 — 62.1% +0.86 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — +0.42
19 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28 1997 1554 99.9 — — — — — +85 — 38.5% -0.92 0–1 — — +0.70
20 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30 1998 1603 114.3 — — — — -33 +19 — 54.8% +0.32 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +0.52
21 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35 1999 1700 132.3 — — — — -87 +71 -46 57.5% +0.55 13–15 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.0 +1.18
22 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41 2000 1643 137.9 — — — — -51 +129 +73 45.8% -0.08 13–5 (72%) 3–4 (43%) 107.9 -2.17
23 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12 2001 1542 116.1 — — — — +25 +122 — 35.7% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.2 +0.71
24 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80 2002 1562 119.3 — — — — +33 +31 — 47.4% -0.24 7–10 (41%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +1.04
25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48 2003 1548 116.1 -2.31 -0.57 0.845 46.5% +6 +93 +47 44.0% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.2 +0.68
26 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40 2004 1546 112.4 -0.46 -1.30 0.878 47.1% -22 +86 — 46.4% -0.21 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +0.24
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 2005 1507 106.7 -1.52 -3.11 0.524 38.5% -10 — — 33.3% -0.61 0–2 0–2 — +0.31
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1811 127.0 -1.33 -1.36 0.798 45.3% -16 +78 +13 47.5% -0.10 52–53 (50%) 23–24 (49%) 102.1 +1.34

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.