H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Canadian Open second round 6-3 6-2.

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Elena Dementieva
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Dementieva #5 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #71 Match data Aug 20, 2009* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Dementieva #8 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data Jan 11, 2007* R32 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #5 6-1 5-7 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #14 Match data Oct 23, 2004* QF Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Dementieva #8 6-1 3-6 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #14 Match data Sep 20, 2003* SF Shanghai Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #18 6-1 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data Oct 24, 2002* R32 Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #29 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 Elena Dementieva #13 Match data Aug 7, 2002* R32 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #33 6-4 7-5 Elena Dementieva #15 Match data May 15, 2002* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Dementieva #10 #3 8,286 2,125 483 245 66.3% 0 1 3 0 7 5 16
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 416 366 53.2% 0 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 Elena Dementieva Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1,583 0 0 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 2000 38–20 65.5% #11 1,897 0 0 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2001 34–22 60.7% #15 1,840 0 0 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2002 36–26 58.1% #19 1,764 0 0 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2003 47–25 65.3% #8 1,966 0 3 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2004 40–23 63.5% #6 1,975 0 4 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2005 41–22 65.1% #8 1,916 0 4 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2006 45–21 68.2% #8 1,922 0 6 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2007 41–18 69.5% #11 1,969 0 8 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2008 56–17 76.7% #4 2,050 0 11 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2009 55–18 75.3% #5 1,987 0 14 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2010 39–19 67.2% #9 1,955 0 16 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 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 Elena Dementieva 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 %
15 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1999 6 5 11 54.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 2000 25 10 35 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2002 15 13 28 53.6% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 24 13 37 64.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2004 27 14 41 65.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 2005 28 15 43 65.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2006 24 13 37 64.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2007 24 11 35 68.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2008 33 10 43 76.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 35 11 46 76.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 287 142 429 66.9% 103 55 158 65.2% 41 20 61 67.2% 52 28 80 65.0% — 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 319/527 of Elena Dementieva'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 Elena Dementieva 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%
21 2003 8/72 1.3 3.9 63.6% 65.3% 42.0% 57.8% 70.6% 56.9% 47.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 13/63 0.8 9.8 57.2% 62.8% 38.5% 44.9% 55.2% 52.5% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 21/63 0.8 8.7 57.0% 62.1% 39.9% 50.1% 50.1% 52.2% 50.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 46/66 0.8 8.4 60.8% 61.8% 41.0% 50.6% 49.1% 53.7% 49.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2010 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0% 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7% — 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 Elena Dementieva 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
15 1997 1493 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 1479 106.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.13 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 1999 1584 124.5 — — — — -21 -3 — 54.0% +0.38 1–7 (13%) 0–1 — +1.54 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 2000 1897 159.0 — — — — -23 -186 — 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2001 1841 149.4 — — — — +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2002 1764 143.8 — — — — +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2003 1967 156.8 +1.60 +2.78 1.106 52.3% -16 -140 -134 61.8% +0.81 15–12 (56%) 10–3 (77%) 107.7 -1.46 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2004 1976 161.0 -0.64 +4.50 1.046 51.0% +8 -84 — 58.0% +0.42 14–4 (78%) 7–3 (70%) 108.8 -2.48 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2005 1916 156.8 -1.41 +5.17 1.059 51.3% +26 -5 -155 59.7% +0.74 18–6 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 +2.18 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2006 1922 155.6 -0.92 +5.86 1.077 51.8% +31 -42 -40 61.4% +0.70 18–3 (86%) 9–1 (90%) 116.2 +1.22 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2007 1969 151.5 +0.08 +6.52 1.145 53.1% +12 +5 -105 66.4% +1.22 10–3 (77%) 6–5 (55%) 104.2 +1.18 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2008 2051 160.2 +2.18 +5.30 1.128 52.8% -4 -41 -104 71.0% +1.43 17–8 (68%) 10–8 (56%) 103.5 -2.32 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2009 1988 160.0 +3.77 +5.90 1.216 54.3% +41 -23 -33 71.7% +1.67 9–10 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 93.9 -0.09 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 2010 1956 165.7 +2.28 +6.35 1.189 54.0% +28 -23 — 65.6% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 4–10 (29%) 96.4 -1.18 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2125 161.4 +1.36 +5.78 1.141 53.0% +11 -53 -91 62.8% +0.92 146–93 (61%) 82–64 (56%) 106.3 +0.35 — 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.