H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Dinara Safina vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 3-3

Dinara Safina and Ai Sugiyama are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Sydney semifinal 6-4 7-6(3).

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Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 17, 2009* Sydney WTA 500 SF Hard Dinara Safina #3 6-4 7-6(3) Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data
Mar 22, 2007* Miami WTA 1000 R32 Hard Dinara Safina #14 6-4 3-6 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data
Jan 6, 2005* Gold Coast WTA 500 R32 Hard Dinara Safina #44 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #17 Match data
Sep 20, 2003* Shanghai WTA 500 QF Hard Ai Sugiyama #14 6-4 7-6(7) Dinara Safina #66 Match data
May 15, 2003* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Ai Sugiyama #16 6-0 2-6 6-4 Dinara Safina #55 Match data
Mar 21, 2003* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Ai Sugiyama #18 3-6 7-5 6-2 Dinara Safina #63 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
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,120 299 160 65.1% 0 5 0 2 4 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 Dinara Safina Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,667 0 1 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,839 0 4 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,871 0 4 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,862 0 4 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2008 51–18 73.9% #3 2,020 0 8 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,951 0 11 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,795 0 11 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,783 0 11 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 — — — — — — — 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
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