H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Jie Zheng vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 2-1

Jie Zheng holds a 2–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jie Zheng leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Jie Zheng won the 2008 China Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Jie Zheng
CHN Age 43 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jie Zheng #30 6-1 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #28 Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16 China Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jie Zheng #70 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data Aug 18, 2005* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #13 4-6 6-3 8-6 Jie Zheng #58 Match data Aug 17, 2004* R64 Athens Olympics Olympics Hard

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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jie Zheng #961 #15 2,745 1,906 218 196 52.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 416 366 53.2% 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 Jie Zheng Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 2002 1–1 50.0% #185 1,506 0 0 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2003 7–8 46.7% #84 1,535 0 0 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2004 10–18 35.7% #79 1,546 0 0 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2005 24–15 61.5% #44 1,702 0 1 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2006 25–16 61.0% #33 1,777 0 3 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2007 7–10 41.2% #163 1,689 0 3 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2008 22–11 66.7% #25 1,845 0 3 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2009 27–21 56.2% #35 1,782 0 3 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2010 23–18 56.1% #26 1,762 0 3 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2011 18–23 43.9% #48 1,705 0 3 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2012 25–24 51.0% #26 1,652 0 4 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 2013 17–17 50.0% #53 1,687 0 4 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 2014 12–13 48.0% #91 1,670 0 4 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6
31 2015 0–1 0.0% #962 1,648 0 4 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 Jie Zheng 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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 2002 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2003 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2006 12 9 21 57.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 2007 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2009 19 13 32 59.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2010 16 12 28 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2011 15 14 29 51.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2012 17 15 32 53.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2013 12 12 24 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 143 126 269 53.2% 48 44 92 52.2% 24 22 46 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% — 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 286/397 of Jie Zheng'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 Jie Zheng 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%
20 2004 5/28 0.2 3.2 67.1% 53.1% 34.7% 39.7% 34.3% 47.4% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2005 3/39 0.3 1.7 73.6% 54.5% 45.8% 58.2% 43.9% 52.9% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2006 24/41 0.5 2.0 72.3% 57.7% 47.0% 48.1% 46.4% 54.3% 46.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2007 16/17 0.5 1.8 71.3% 62.6% 45.3% 56.9% 44.4% 57.9% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2008 24/33 1.2 2.0 64.9% 62.6% 48.5% 56.7% 50.6% 57.3% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2009 44/48 0.6 2.2 70.2% 61.5% 47.3% 51.4% 52.7% 57.3% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2010 39/41 0.5 2.8 69.7% 57.6% 43.9% 55.1% 47.7% 53.4% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2011 36/41 0.3 2.5 73.5% 57.0% 40.0% 48.0% 48.8% 52.5% 42.9% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2012 38/49 0.5 2.4 68.6% 60.5% 46.7% 49.0% 51.9% 56.3% 44.8% 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 2013 33/34 0.4 2.7 70.4% 56.4% 44.3% 47.0% 46.9% 52.9% 44.4% 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 2014 23/25 0.3 2.0 70.5% 57.6% 42.9% 53.2% 57.7% 53.1% 44.0% 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7%
31 2015 1/1 0.0 3.0 64.7% 48.5% 27.8% 61.5% 14.3% 41.2% 37.9% 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 — 286/414 0.5 2.3 70.1% 58.9% 44.8% 51.2% 49.4% 54.7% 44.9% — 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 Jie Zheng 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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 2002 1507 104.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 1–1 — +0.03 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2003 1536 113.8 — — — — +24 — — 51.6% +0.06 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.41 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2004 1547 127.3 -2.88 -1.53 0.755 43.6% +22 +39 -34 39.7% -0.48 2–5 (29%) 2–0 — +0.21 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2005 1702 131.1 -0.46 -1.44 0.823 45.8% -19 -40 — 55.4% +0.42 11–5 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 107.3 -0.22 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2006 1778 132.0 -1.03 +1.40 1.019 50.5% -50 -22 -207 58.9% +0.37 7–8 (47%) 8–3 (73%) 103.8 -0.42 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2007 1690 124.7 +1.30 +1.45 1.082 51.4% -13 +33 — 45.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 91.7 -0.24 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2008 1845 147.4 +1.86 +3.35 1.109 52.4% -68 -101 -119 59.7% +1.01 7–1 (88%) 2–3 (40%) 107.4 -2.42 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2009 1782 142.7 +1.41 +2.49 1.073 51.6% +25 -47 -70 54.5% +0.39 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.2 -0.17 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2010 1763 139.6 -1.89 +1.53 0.971 49.4% +49 -45 -75 52.6% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 7–0 (100%) 106.1 +0.54 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2011 1705 120.3 -2.95 -0.51 0.903 47.7% +56 -98 -88 43.9% -0.58 9–9 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 95.0 +0.59 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 2012 1653 131.5 +0.57 +1.44 1.024 50.6% +36 -75 +52 49.5% -0.10 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 100.4 -0.25 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 2013 1688 126.6 -2.38 +0.84 0.941 48.5% -1 -50 — 47.5% -0.36 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 107.5 +0.29 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 2014 1670 119.0 -1.86 +0.63 0.939 48.7% -33 -52 +57 46.2% -0.42 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 101.8 -0.53 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 2015 1648 95.9 -0.62 -1.23 0.644 39.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.16 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 — 1906 137.9 -0.68 +1.30 0.991 49.8% +7 -35 -39 50.9% +0.03 73–58 (56%) 47–31 (60%) 109.8 -0.49 — 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.