H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 1-3
Ai Sugiyama holds a 3–1 lead over Anabel Medina Garrigues in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ai Sugiyama leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Anabel Medina Garrigues leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2009 Sydney fourth round 2-6 6-1 6-2.
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ESP
Age 43
Right-Handed
169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1
–
3
4 main draw meetings
JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2009* | Sydney | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 2-6 6-1 6-2 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Match data |
| Mar 26, 2008* | Miami | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-3 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Match data |
| Aug 17, 2006* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-2 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Match data |
| May 18, 2006* | Rome | WTA 1000 | R32 | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6-2 4-6 6-4 | Ai Sugiyama | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | #741 | #16 | 2,505 | 1,852 | 310 | 275 | 53.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Ai Sugiyama | #97 | #8 | 2,400 | 1,951 | 411 | 362 | 53.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 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 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Ai Sugiyama | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2000 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #109 | 1,494 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2001 | 16–20 | 44.4% | #66 | 1,563 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2002 | 9–3 | 75.0% | #116 | 1,687 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2003 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #71 | 1,613 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2004 | 25–22 | 53.2% | #39 | 1,716 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2005 | 28–23 | 54.9% | #33 | 1,747 | 0 | 4 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 2006 | 34–24 | 58.6% | #27 | 1,690 | 0 | 6 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2007 | 25–22 | 53.2% | #34 | 1,694 | 0 | 7 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2008 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #22 | 1,833 | 0 | 8 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2009 | 33–26 | 55.9% | #27 | 1,683 | 0 | 9 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2010 | 18–25 | 41.9% | #71 | 1,565 | 0 | 9 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2011 | 35–21 | 62.5% | #27 | 1,774 | 0 | 11 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2012 | 23–25 | 47.9% | #50 | 1,629 | 0 | 11 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2013 | 8–19 | 29.6% | #100 | 1,553 | 0 | 11 | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2014 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #452 | 1,501 | 0 | 11 | 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 |