H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Ai Sugiyama vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0
Ai Sugiyama holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2008 Beijing third round 6-3 6-4.
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JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1
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0
1 main draw meetings
HKG
Right-Handed
171 cm / 5'7"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2008* | Beijing | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-4 | Zi Yan | 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 |
| Zi Yan | #789 | #40 | 678 | 1,634 | 34 | 57 | 37.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.
| Ai Sugiyama | Zi Yan | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #297 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #161 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #296 | 1,451 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 8–4 | 66.7% | #104 | 1,574 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 6–16 | 27.3% | #166 | 1,485 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 10–12 | 45.5% | #58 | 1,561 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 | 2008 | 7–13 | 35.0% | #126 | 1,541 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #306 | 1,498 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 | 2010 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #422 | 1,505 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #38 | 1,632 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #31 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #97 | 1,647 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |