H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Jelena Jankovic vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 3-0
Jelena Jankovic holds a 3–0 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jelena Jankovic leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jelena Jankovic won the 2009 Australian Open third round 6-4 6-4.
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SRB
Age 41
Right-Handed
177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3
–
0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2009* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 6-4 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Mar 13, 2008* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-1 6-1 | Ai Sugiyama | Match data |
| Feb 22, 2008* | Doha | WTA 1000 | R16 | Hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-1 6-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelena Jankovic | #970 | #1 | 9,200 | 2,132 | 547 | 332 | 62.2% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 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 | Jelena Jankovic | Ai Sugiyama | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #364 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2002 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #196 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2003 | 4–9 | 30.8% | #85 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2004 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #28 | 1,754 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2005 | 36–29 | 55.4% | #22 | 1,732 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2006 | 45–28 | 61.6% | #12 | 1,915 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2007 | 73–26 | 73.7% | #3 | 1,966 | 0 | 5 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 2008 | 63–18 | 77.8% | #1 | 2,087 | 0 | 9 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2009 | 42–19 | 68.9% | #8 | 1,948 | 0 | 11 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2010 | 35–22 | 61.4% | #8 | 1,794 | 0 | 12 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2011 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #14 | 1,804 | 0 | 12 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2012 | 31–27 | 53.4% | #22 | 1,737 | 0 | 12 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2013 | 46–21 | 68.7% | #8 | 1,918 | 0 | 13 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2014 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,795 | 0 | 13 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | 2015 | 39–21 | 65.0% | #21 | 1,851 | 0 | 15 | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2016 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #54 | 1,738 | 0 | 15 | 2007 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #38 | 1,632 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | 2017 | 6–19 | 24.0% | #158 | 1,576 | 0 | 15 | 2008 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #31 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #97 | 1,647 | 0 | 6 |