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

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 6-2

Svetlana Kuznetsova holds a 6–2 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 4–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2009 Sydney quarterfinal W/O.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 17, 2009* Sydney WTA 500 QF Hard Ai Sugiyama #29 (w/o) Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 Match data
Mar 9, 2007* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 6-2 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data
Aug 18, 2006* Montreal WTA 1000 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-2 7-6(6) Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data
Jun 23, 2006* Eastbourne WTA 500 R16 Grass Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 1-6 6-1 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #21 Match data
Mar 25, 2006* Miami WTA 1000 QF Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-0 7-6(4) Ai Sugiyama #23 Match data
Aug 5, 2005* San Diego WTA 1000 R16 Hard Ai Sugiyama #38 2-6 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data
May 14, 2004* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) Ai Sugiyama #10 Match data
Feb 28, 2004* Dubai WTA 500 SF Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 6-0 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #8 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 — — — — — — —