H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC
Flavia Pennetta vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 1-2
Ai Sugiyama holds a 2–1 lead over Flavia Pennetta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Flavia Pennetta won the 2008 Los Angeles fourth round 7-6(5) 6-3.
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ITA
Age 44
Right-Handed
172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1
–
2
3 main draw meetings
JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2008* | Los Angeles | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Flavia Pennetta | 7-6(5) 6-3 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Jun 26, 2008* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R64 | Grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(5) 2-6 6-2 | Flavia Pennetta | Match data |
| Oct 22, 2004* | Zurich | WTA 1000 | R16 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6(1) 6-1 | Flavia Pennetta | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavia Pennetta | #15 | #6 | 3,621 | 1,982 | 418 | 272 | 60.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 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 | Flavia Pennetta | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #95 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 18–20 | 47.4% | #69 | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #38 | 1,670 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 2005 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #23 | 1,777 | 0 | 3 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2006 | 29–18 | 61.7% | #28 | 1,729 | 0 | 3 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2007 | 30–24 | 55.6% | #39 | 1,768 | 0 | 4 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2008 | 50–23 | 68.5% | #13 | 1,900 | 0 | 6 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2009 | 52–23 | 69.3% | #12 | 1,902 | 0 | 8 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2010 | 45–23 | 66.2% | #24 | 1,847 | 0 | 9 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2011 | 31–22 | 58.5% | #20 | 1,785 | 0 | 9 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2012 | 19–13 | 59.4% | #45 | 1,735 | 0 | 9 | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2013 | 19–20 | 48.7% | #31 | 1,745 | 0 | 9 | 2007 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #38 | 1,632 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | 2014 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #12 | 1,780 | 0 | 10 | 2008 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #31 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | 2015 | 27–20 | 57.4% | #8 | 1,823 | 1 | 11 | 2009 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #97 | 1,647 | 0 | 6 |