H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC
Elena Dementieva vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 5-2
Elena Dementieva holds a 5–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Elena Dementieva leads 5–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2009 Toronto third round 6-3 6-2.
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RUS
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5
–
2
7 main draw meetings
JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2009* | Toronto | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 6-2 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Jan 11, 2007* | Sydney | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Oct 23, 2004* | Zurich | WTA 1000 | QF | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 5-7 7-5 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Sep 20, 2003* | Shanghai | WTA 500 | SF | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Oct 24, 2002* | Linz | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 6-4 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Aug 7, 2002* | Los Angeles | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 | Elena Dementieva | Match data |
| May 15, 2002* | Rome | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-5 | Elena Dementieva | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Dementieva | #10 | #3 | 8,286 | 2,108 | 472 | 243 | 66.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 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 | Elena Dementieva | Ai Sugiyama | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #349 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1998 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1999 | 11–11 | 50.0% | #62 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2000 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #11 | 1,859 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #15 | 1,833 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–26 | 58.1% | #19 | 1,763 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 47–25 | 65.3% | #8 | 1,966 | 0 | 3 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2004 | 40–22 | 64.5% | #6 | 1,986 | 0 | 4 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 2005 | 41–22 | 65.1% | #8 | 1,925 | 0 | 4 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2006 | 45–21 | 68.2% | #8 | 1,908 | 0 | 6 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2007 | 41–18 | 69.5% | #11 | 1,964 | 0 | 8 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2008 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #4 | 2,014 | 0 | 10 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2009 | 55–18 | 75.3% | #5 | 1,981 | 0 | 13 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2010 | 39–19 | 67.2% | #9 | 1,928 | 0 | 15 | 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 |