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

Alicia Molik vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 3-1

Alicia Molik holds a 3–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Alicia Molik leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Alicia Molik won the 2007 Qatar Open round of 32 0-6 6-2 3-1 RET.

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Alicia Molik
AUS Age 45 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alicia Molik #74 0-6 6-2 3-1 (ret.) Ai Sugiyama #22 Match data Mar 1, 2007* R32 Qatar Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #28 6-2 7-6(2) Alicia Molik #231 Match data Sep 21, 2006* R32 China Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Alicia Molik #23 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #13 Match data Aug 21, 2004* QF Athens Olympics Olympics Hard
Alicia Molik #50 6-2 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #30 Match data Apr 10, 2002* R64 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay

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
Alicia Molik #403 #8 2,630 2,060 156 164 48.8% 0 1 0 1 3 5
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 416 366 53.2% 0 0 0 2 4 6

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 Alicia Molik Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 1999 7–12 36.8% #96 1,537 0 0 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2000 6–11 35.3% #115 1,544 0 0 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2001 14–17 45.2% #47 1,613 0 0 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2002 10–19 34.5% #94 1,568 0 0 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2003 25–16 61.0% #36 1,705 0 1 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2004 42–19 68.9% #13 1,977 0 4 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2005 17–14 54.8% #28 1,796 0 5 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2006 6–14 30.0% #165 1,640 0 5 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2007 18–22 45.0% #56 1,636 0 5 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2008 1–6 14.3% #308 1,567 0 5 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 — — — — — — — 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 2010 8–12 40.0% #129 1,557 0 5 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 2011 2–2 50.0% #349 1,582 0 5 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 Alicia Molik Ai Sugiyama
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1999 4 8 12 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2000 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2001 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2002 7 12 19 36.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2003 15 10 25 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 2004 32 10 42 76.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2006 3 9 12 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2007 15 15 30 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2008 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2010 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2011 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 115 106 221 52.0% 24 33 57 42.1% 17 22 39 43.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — 280 216 496 56.5% 59 67 126 46.8% 38 39 77 49.4% 39 44 83 47.0%

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 89/224 of Alicia Molik's and 170/347 of Ai Sugiyama'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 Alicia Molik Ai Sugiyama
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%
22 2003 7/41 6.3 3.9 53.4% 74.6% 47.7% 72.3% 36.5% 62.3% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 7/61 5.3 1.9 58.4% 68.2% 56.2% 50.7% 54.6% 63.4% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2005 8/31 7.3 2.8 60.1% 72.0% 49.5% 63.8% 34.9% 63.1% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2006 9/20 5.2 2.7 60.9% 56.7% 43.2% 48.0% 27.4% 51.0% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2007 30/40 6.1 2.7 63.5% 66.5% 44.5% 56.3% 41.8% 58.7% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 6/7 5.3 3.2 56.4% 63.3% 43.4% 57.3% 69.5% 54.6% 35.1% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 2010 18/20 4.0 3.7 60.6% 60.4% 45.8% 56.5% 51.9% 54.8% 39.6% 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 2011 4/4 2.3 2.5 58.7% 56.1% 45.4% 40.6% 43.1% 51.6% 35.1% 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 — 89/320 5.4 2.9 60.5% 64.9% 46.2% 56.3% 44.3% 57.6% 37.7% — 170/782 1.1 4.9 64.3% 60.3% 43.2% 52.6% 46.7% 54.1% 45.2%

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 Alicia Molik Ai Sugiyama
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 1999 1538 124.1 — — — — +1 +32 +39 40.0% -0.67 3–4 (43%) — — -0.37 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2000 1545 115.2 — — — — +14 -19 +28 40.5% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 -0.44 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2001 1614 121.4 — — — — -29 -100 +81 50.0% -0.26 5–7 (42%) 8–4 (67%) 106.1 +0.43 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2002 1569 124.5 — — — — -14 -45 — 40.9% -0.48 1–7 (13%) 3–3 (50%) 93.3 -1.20 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2003 1706 136.1 +3.00 -2.49 0.999 50.8% -34 -56 -42 59.1% +0.82 8–4 (67%) 4–4 (50%) 105.1 -0.67 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2004 1978 154.9 +4.02 +1.09 1.244 53.8% -4 -279 -302 66.4% +1.05 9–9 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 104.1 -3.21 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2005 1796 147.3 +4.13 -2.25 1.007 50.9% +36 — — 55.9% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 98.0 -0.03 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2006 1641 108.0 -1.66 -3.77 0.719 43.4% +48 +8 -24 33.3% -1.29 2–3 (40%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -0.84 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2007 1636 131.0 +2.14 -5.78 0.884 47.8% +52 -31 -15 45.5% -0.23 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.9 -1.11 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2008 1568 101.1 -1.44 -2.86 0.773 45.3% +84 -29 — 14.3% -2.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -0.12 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
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 2010 1557 118.1 -1.04 -3.67 0.876 47.8% +57 — +39 41.7% -0.54 4–4 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 96.8 +0.44 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 2011 1582 106.7 -1.46 -2.46 0.726 43.7% +48 — — 44.4% -1.44 1–0 — — -0.33 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 — 2061 138.9 +1.10 -3.69 0.889 48.0% +13 -83 -42 49.9% -0.02 46–53 (46%) 40–40 (50%) 99.4 -2.34 — 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

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.