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Jennifer Capriati vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 5-3

Jennifer Capriati holds a 5–3 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jennifer Capriati leads 4–2 on hard courts, while Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jennifer Capriati won the 2004 US Open round of 16 7-5 6-2.

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Jennifer Capriati
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main-draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jennifer Capriati #8 7-5 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #13 Match data Sep 7, 2004* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jennifer Capriati #5 7-5 7-6(3) Ai Sugiyama #11 Match data Nov 5, 2003 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Jennifer Capriati #3 6-1 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #21 Match data Aug 16, 2002* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #29 6-3 6-3 Jennifer Capriati #3 Match data Aug 9, 2002* QF Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jennifer Capriati #21 6-0 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data Jan 27, 2000* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ai Sugiyama #17 5-7 6-2 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #111 Match data Aug 6, 1998* R32 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #23 6-1 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #66 Match data Nov 13, 1997* R32 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Jennifer Capriati #33 6-1 6-0 Ai Sugiyama #31 Match data Apr 3, 1997* R32 Hilton Head 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
Jennifer Capriati #54 #1 5,123 2,253 411 170 70.7% 3 1 2 0 2 6 14
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 Jennifer Capriati Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1990 37–11 77.1% #8 1,962 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1991 39–11 78.0% #6 2,193 0 3 — — — — — — —
16 1992 35–11 76.1% #7 2,204 0 5 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 1993 30–11 73.2% #9 2,156 0 6 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 1994 0–1 0.0% #42 2,133 0 6 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 1996 16–9 64.0% #36 2,078 0 6 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 1997 10–12 45.5% #65 1,910 0 6 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 1998 8–12 40.0% #99 1,764 0 6 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 1999 26–13 66.7% #23 1,912 0 8 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2000 35–19 64.8% #14 1,908 0 9 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2001 56–14 80.0% #2 2,096 2 12 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2002 48–16 75.0% #3 2,019 3 13 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2003 42–18 70.0% #6 2,022 3 14 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2004 29–12 70.7% #10 2,020 3 14 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 Jennifer Capriati 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 %
14 1990 18 4 22 81.8% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 20 3 23 87.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 10 3 13 76.9% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1993 14 4 18 77.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 1996 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1997 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1998 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 1999 14 7 21 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2000 21 11 32 65.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2001 32 10 42 76.2% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2002 30 11 41 73.2% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2003 25 11 36 69.4% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2004 12 7 19 63.2% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 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 — 213 88 301 70.8% 121 47 168 72.0% 46 15 61 75.4% 31 20 51 60.8% — 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 31/101 of Jennifer Capriati'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 Jennifer Capriati 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%
27 2003 15/60 2.9 3.9 57.8% 71.0% 51.8% 55.7% 53.2% 63.1% 53.5% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2004 16/41 2.5 2.8 64.8% 67.6% 51.8% 43.9% 45.7% 61.7% 47.4% 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 — 31/581 2.7 3.3 61.4% 69.2% 51.8% 49.6% 49.3% 62.4% 50.4% — 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 Jennifer Capriati 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
14 1990 1962 165.3 — — — — -89 -118 -299 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 2193 172.3 — — — — -39 -251 -410 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2204 166.4 — — — — -40 -116 -327 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 1993 2157 170.7 — — — — +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 1994 2134 109.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.17 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 1996 2079 163.0 — — — — +14 — — 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 1997 1911 146.0 — — — — +17 +101 — 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 1998 1764 130.1 — — — — +84 +151 — 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.36 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 1999 1912 147.1 — — — — -14 +15 — 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2000 1909 154.0 — — — — +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2001 2097 171.2 — — — — -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2002 2020 164.6 — — — — +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2003 2022 162.1 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42 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 2004 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09 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 — 2253 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83 — 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.