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

Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 4-1

Maria Sharapova holds a 4–1 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 2–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2009 Stanford third round 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1.

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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 30, 2009* Stanford WTA 500 R32 Hard Maria Sharapova #62 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #57 Match data
Aug 1, 2008* Montreal WTA 1000 R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #33 (w/o) Maria Sharapova #3 Match data
Jun 30, 2007* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Maria Sharapova #2 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #27 Match data
Feb 3, 2007* Tokyo WTA 1000 QF Carpet Maria Sharapova #1 4-6 6-0 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data
Jul 2, 2004* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Maria Sharapova #15 5-7 7-5 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #12 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,238 596 174 77.4% 5 14 1 9 7 36
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 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 1,779 0 2 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,063 1 7 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,068 1 10 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,210 2 15 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,113 2 16 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,098 3 19 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,050 3 20 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,981 3 22 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,993 3 24 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2012 55–10 84.6% #2 2,155 4 27 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,136 4 29 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,093 5 33 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,044 5 35 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,049 5 35 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 1,976 5 36 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,929 5 36 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,858 5 36 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,820 5 36 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6