H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Pan Pacific Open first 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nadia Petrova #13 6-0 2-1 (ret.) Ai Sugiyama #96 Match data Sep 29, 2009* R64 Pan Pacific Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nadia Petrova #8 6-1 7-6(2) Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data Mar 4, 2006* SF Qatar Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #10 1-6 6-1 6-4 Nadia Petrova #12 Match data Jan 11, 2004* F Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #11 7-5 6-4 Nadia Petrova #13 Match data Oct 26, 2003* F Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Nadia Petrova #148 6-4 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #25 Match data Jan 17, 2003* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,089 444 278 61.5% 0 3 1 5 4 13
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 Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1,567 0 0 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,745 0 0 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,921 0 0 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2004 40–25 61.5% #12 1,879 0 0 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,971 0 1 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,999 0 6 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,918 0 7 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 0 3
26 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,925 0 9 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,824 0 9 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,852 0 9 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,786 0 10 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 2012 39–19 67.2% #12 1,933 0 13 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6
31 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,725 0 13 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6
32 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,656 0 13 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 Nadia Petrova 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 1998 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 2000 8 5 13 61.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2002 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 20 11 31 64.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 24 9 33 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
23 2005 34 17 51 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2006 28 16 44 63.6% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2007 20 11 31 64.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 0 4 100.0% 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2008 34 17 51 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 17 13 30 56.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2011 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2012 20 11 31 64.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2013 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — 264 170 434 60.8% 107 62 169 63.3% 51 28 79 64.6% 22 18 40 55.0% — 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 414/630 of Nadia Petrova'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 Nadia Petrova 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%
21 2003 12/56 3.7 3.3 56.6% 70.3% 47.3% 61.6% 49.4% 60.0% 51.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 10/65 4.7 4.2 56.8% 69.4% 49.1% 44.6% 40.1% 60.7% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 22/81 3.9 3.4 60.3% 69.7% 48.9% 61.7% 50.8% 61.3% 47.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 50/67 5.1 2.7 61.5% 71.4% 51.1% 58.4% 48.2% 63.7% 47.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 49/55 4.4 3.1 61.8% 71.9% 48.2% 58.1% 47.0% 62.6% 45.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 63/71 4.7 3.7 60.3% 70.4% 44.7% 57.0% 53.9% 60.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 47/51 6.2 3.7 58.3% 70.3% 46.5% 50.8% 44.7% 60.2% 42.2% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2010 47/52 6.2 3.3 57.1% 71.5% 48.2% 63.1% 51.9% 61.5% 43.1% 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 2011 41/46 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1% 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 2012 45/58 6.0 3.0 55.3% 70.5% 46.7% 51.0% 48.8% 60.0% 44.4% 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7%
31 2013 22/22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5% 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1%
32 2014 6/6 5.3 5.5 46.7% 66.9% 45.9% 48.3% 39.9% 54.2% 42.2% 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 — 414/722 5.2 3.3 58.9% 70.2% 47.3% 56.2% 49.0% 60.8% 44.7% — 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 Nadia Petrova 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 1998 1536 108.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 1–1 — -0.21 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 1999 1568 119.8 — — — — +27 — — 38.9% -1.06 1–1 1–0 — -0.10 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 2000 1625 137.4 — — — — +80 -140 -67 48.4% +0.27 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 -0.47 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2001 1683 138.0 — — — — -59 -20 -54 49.4% +0.35 5–6 (45%) 2–11 (15%) 96.0 -0.89 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2002 1745 137.3 — — — — -48 — — 59.1% +0.68 1–1 1–1 — -1.69 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2003 1922 156.8 +3.29 +4.32 1.277 55.5% -51 -85 -174 61.1% +0.92 11–9 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 105.2 -2.56 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2004 1880 151.4 +3.04 +0.66 1.141 52.4% +11 -49 -143 61.4% +1.02 8–11 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 95.7 +1.78 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2005 1971 156.3 +4.70 +2.81 1.221 54.3% -26 +29 -176 69.4% +1.41 13–10 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 102.6 +1.08 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2006 1999 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% -34 +105 — 70.3% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 +2.64 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2007 1918 152.6 +6.15 +2.04 1.205 53.8% +19 +124 -43 68.2% +1.44 9–3 (75%) 7–7 (50%) 101.3 -0.25 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2008 1926 146.0 +4.49 +1.77 1.149 53.0% -16 +1 +21 66.9% +1.29 7–11 (39%) 9–5 (64%) 94.7 +0.54 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2009 1825 141.7 +4.11 -1.32 1.060 51.1% +14 +37 +87 54.4% +0.50 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 100.8 +1.28 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 2010 1853 154.1 +4.92 +0.47 1.120 52.6% -39 +99 +61 62.1% +0.91 10–8 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.3 -0.43 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 2011 1787 136.6 +2.64 -0.57 1.028 50.6% -5 +48 +103 56.6% +0.32 5–6 (45%) 8–5 (62%) 97.5 +0.59 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 2012 1933 142.8 +3.66 +1.17 1.111 52.0% -27 -100 +6 63.6% +0.94 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) 102.3 +2.25 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 2013 1725 130.0 +1.40 +0.62 1.039 50.4% +95 +39 — 44.2% +0.10 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 94.3 +0.77 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 2014 1656 109.1 -1.13 -0.85 0.922 47.9% +85 — — 30.8% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.14 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 — 2089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% -11 +13 -35 61.1% +0.92 116–101 (53%) 76–78 (49%) 96.4 +0.59 — 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.