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

Serena Williams vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 4-0

Serena Williams holds a 4–0 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2008 US Open third round 6-2 6-1.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 31, 2008* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #3 6-2 6-1 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
Jun 3, 2003* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #15 Match data
Mar 23, 2000* Miami WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #6 6-3 6-0 Ai Sugiyama #19 Match data
Jun 19, 1998* Eastbourne WTA 250 R16 Grass Serena Williams #22 6-2 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #17 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
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71
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 Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6
34 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69 — — — — — — —
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70 — — — — — — —
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70 — — — — — — —
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70 — — — — — — —
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71 — — — — — — —
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71 — — — — — — —
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71 — — — — — — —
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71 — — — — — — —