H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Nadia Petrova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 3-2

Nadia Petrova holds a 3–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nadia Petrova leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Nadia Petrova won the 2009 Tokyo second round 6-0 2-1 RET.

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Nadia Petrova

RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H

3 – 2

5 main draw meetings

Ai Sugiyama

JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Winner	Score	Loser	Match
Sep 30, 2009*	Tokyo	WTA 1000	R64	Hard	Nadia Petrova #13	6-0 2-1 (ret.)	Ai Sugiyama #96	Match data
Mar 4, 2006*	Doha	WTA 500	SF	Hard	Nadia Petrova #8	6-1 7-6(2)	Ai Sugiyama #26	Match data
Jan 11, 2004*	Gold Coast	WTA 250	F	Hard	Ai Sugiyama #10	1-6 6-1 6-4	Nadia Petrova #12	Match data
Oct 26, 2003*	Linz	WTA 500	F	Hard	Ai Sugiyama #11	7-5 6-4	Nadia Petrova #13	Match data
Jan 17, 2003*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R64	Hard	Nadia Petrova #148	6-4 6-4	Ai Sugiyama #25	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
Nadia Petrova	#578	#3	3,882	2,077	441	276	61.5%	0	3	1	7	2	13
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	Nadia Petrova							Ai Sugiyama
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
16	1998	2–2	50.0%	#145	1,536	0	0	1992	1–4	20.0%	#184	1,477	0	0
17	1999	3–5	37.5%	#93	1,568	0	0	1993	3–8	27.3%	#145	1,487	0	0
18	2000	12–15	44.4%	#60	1,624	0	0	1994	9–11	45.0%	#72	1,557	0	0
19	2001	20–21	48.8%	#39	1,682	0	0	1995	16–17	48.5%	#46	1,691	0	0
20	2002	7–5	58.3%	#112	1,758	0	0	1996	22–18	55.0%	#28	1,738	0	0
21	2003	36–20	64.3%	#12	1,924	0	0	1997	31–25	55.4%	#21	1,833	0	1
22	2004	39–24	61.9%	#12	1,880	0	0	1998	37–21	63.8%	#18	1,859	0	3
23	2005	56–25	69.1%	#9	1,945	0	1	1999	27–23	54.0%	#24	1,806	0	3
24	2006	48–19	71.6%	#6	1,990	0	6	2000	20–24	45.5%	#32	1,687	0	3
25	2007	37–18	67.3%	#14	1,931	0	7	2001	28–25	52.8%	#30	1,720	0	3
26	2008	47–24	66.2%	#11	1,923	0	9	2002	35–26	57.4%	#24	1,755	0	3
27	2009	30–21	58.8%	#20	1,821	0	9	2003	44–25	63.8%	#10	1,915	0	5
28	2010	32–20	61.5%	#15	1,828	0	9	2004	30–22	57.7%	#17	1,802	0	6
29	2011	25–21	54.3%	#29	1,781	0	10	2005	28–27	50.9%	#29	1,742	0	6
30	2012	37–18	67.3%	#12	1,917	0	13	2006	28–25	52.8%	#26	1,742	0	6
31	2013	9–13	40.9%	#104	1,718	0	13	2007	17–21	44.7%	#38	1,632	0	6
32	2014	1–5	16.7%	#362	1,648	0	13	2008	26–21	55.3%	#31	1,742	0	6
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2009	9–19	32.1%	#97	1,647	0	6