H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Lucie Safarova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 4-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 4–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2008 Dubai third round 1-6 6-3 6-2.

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Lucie Safarova
CZE Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 28, 2008* Dubai WTA 500 R32 Hard Lucie Safarova #40 1-6 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #39 Match data
Aug 9, 2007* Los Angeles WTA 500 R32 Hard Lucie Safarova #24 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #28 Match data
Mar 9, 2006* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #25 6-3 7-5 Lucie Safarova #30 Match data
Feb 23, 2006* Dubai WTA 500 R32 Hard Lucie Safarova #31 6-2 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data
Jan 5, 2006* Gold Coast WTA 500 R32 Hard Lucie Safarova #47 6-1 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #29 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,929 351 270 56.5% 0 0 0 2 5 7
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 Lucie Safarova 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 1,487 0 0
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,665 0 2 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,778 0 3 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2008 15–19 44.1% #63 1,640 0 4 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,768 0 4 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,722 0 4 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,797 0 4 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2012 27–22 55.1% #17 1,771 0 4 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,797 0 5 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,858 0 5 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,829 0 6 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2016 14–18 43.8% #62 1,696 0 7 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,791 0 7 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,754 0 7 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6