H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 4-1 (incl. walkovers)

Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugiyama: 4–0 excluding walkovers; 4–1 including 1 walkover. Across 5 main-draw results including walkovers, Maria Sharapova leads 2–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2009 Bank of the West Classic first round 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1.

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Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H including walkovers
4 – 1
5 main-draw results
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #62 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #57 Match data Jul 30, 2009* R32 Bank of the West Classic Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #33 (w/o) Maria Sharapova #3 Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #2 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #27 Match data Jun 30, 2007* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Maria Sharapova #1 4-6 6-0 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data Feb 3, 2007* QF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Maria Sharapova #15 5-7 7-5 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #12 Match data Jul 2, 2004* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36
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 Maria Sharapova Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6
31 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6
32 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6
33 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36 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 Maria Sharapova 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 %
15 2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 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 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 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 2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
33 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 7 13 20 35.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
Career — 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0% — 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 590/773 of Maria Sharapova'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 Maria Sharapova 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%
16 2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6% 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1% 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0% 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7%
31 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0% 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1%
32 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9% 2008 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4%
33 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6% 2009 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1%
Career — 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6% — 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 Maria Sharapova 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
15 2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.32 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 0.00 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90 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 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45 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 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38 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 2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43 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 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14 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 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54 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 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 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 — 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78 — 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.