H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 6-2 (incl. walkovers)

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Ai Sugiyama: 6–1 excluding walkovers; 6–2 including 1 walkover. Across 8 main-draw results including walkovers, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 4–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2009 Sydney International quarterfinal W/O.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ai Sugiyama #29 (w/o) Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 Match data Jan 17, 2009* QF Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 6-2 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #24 Match data Mar 10, 2007* R16 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-2 7-6(6) Ai Sugiyama #29 Match data Aug 18, 2006* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 1-6 6-1 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #21 Match data Jun 23, 2006* R16 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-0 7-6(4) Ai Sugiyama #23 Match data Mar 25, 2006* QF Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ai Sugiyama #38 2-6 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data Aug 5, 2005* R16 San Diego Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) Ai Sugiyama #10 Match data May 14, 2004* R16 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 6-0 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #8 Match data Feb 28, 2004* SF Dubai Tennis Championships Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18
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 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 1,743 0 2 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,486 0 0
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,556 0 0
19 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,665 0 0
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5 1996 24–19 55.8% #28 1,751 0 0
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,837 0 1
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,862 0 3
23 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,807 0 3
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12 2000 20–25 44.4% #32 1,679 0 3
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,718 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 1,825 2 13 2004 33–23 58.9% #17 1,808 0 6
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,741 0 6
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,743 0 6
31 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,633 0 6
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17 2008 26–22 54.2% #31 1,713 0 6
33 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,627 0 6
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18 — — — — — — —
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18 — — — — — — —
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — — 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 5 8 13 38.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 19 11 30 63.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 19 13 32 59.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 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 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1999 18 11 29 62.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2000 11 13 24 45.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2001 20 14 34 58.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2002 26 16 42 61.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 29 16 45 64.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2004 22 14 36 61.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 20 17 37 54.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2006 22 18 40 55.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 20 15 35 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
33 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 7 13 20 35.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
34 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0% — 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 679/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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%
18 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2% 2003 12/69 0.8 5.8 60.8% 64.3% 45.1% 53.4% 43.3% 56.6% 48.3%
28 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5% 2004 11/56 1.2 4.5 60.8% 64.1% 45.3% 64.6% 47.8% 56.5% 48.7%
29 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7% 2005 7/55 1.4 5.0 65.8% 58.7% 40.3% 46.6% 51.4% 53.1% 42.6%
30 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5% 2006 37/53 1.3 3.7 67.8% 60.4% 43.2% 56.7% 47.8% 54.8% 44.7%
31 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0% 2007 36/38 1.2 5.6 62.8% 58.7% 42.4% 52.3% 50.3% 52.7% 47.1%
32 2017 46/49 2.7 3.6 67.1% 63.7% 49.2% 54.9% 52.7% 58.9% 46.2% 2008 41/48 0.9 5.3 63.3% 60.9% 43.5% 52.1% 43.6% 54.4% 45.4%
33 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7% 2009 26/28 0.8 4.9 65.4% 58.3% 42.7% 43.8% 45.1% 52.8% 41.1%
34 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 679/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.4% 59.4% 45.2% — 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2001 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10 1992 1478 102.6 — — — — +34 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.31
17 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) 111.8 +0.76 1993 1487 125.5 — — — — +44 — — 37.0% -0.89 1–4 (20%) — — -0.26
18 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 102.4 -2.01 1994 1557 120.7 — — — — +41 — — 47.8% +0.13 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.49
19 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 109.0 -2.09 1995 1665 135.9 — — — — -9 -11 — 49.3% +0.23 4–7 (36%) 3–0 (100%) 101.9 +0.28
20 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 96.1 +0.12 1996 1751 143.7 — — — — -8 -156 -152 54.3% +0.29 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.1 +0.30
21 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 110.0 -2.64 1997 1837 150.1 — — — — +27 -234 -204 51.5% 0.00 14–8 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 106.9 -1.35
22 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 101.1 +2.11 1998 1862 153.1 — — — — +57 -206 -239 60.3% +0.68 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.41
23 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) 101.0 +0.11 1999 1808 151.0 — — — — +46 -168 -203 53.0% +0.21 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -1.12
24 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) 99.0 -1.17 2000 1679 137.5 — — — — +24 +5 -92 46.1% -0.54 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 99.7 -0.80
25 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 +1.44 2001 1719 138.7 — — — — +19 -57 -121 53.7% +0.17 10–11 (48%) 6–2 (75%) 102.9 -0.48
26 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 92.2 +1.49 2002 1755 141.6 — — — — +15 -109 -67 56.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 100.6 -0.40
27 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) 92.1 -2.07 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 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) 107.8 -0.29 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 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.59 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 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 101.6 -0.59 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 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 104.6 -0.88 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 2017 1830 142.1 +2.37 +2.49 1.124 52.4% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) 102.3 +1.99 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 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) 97.5 -0.59 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
34 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 100.6 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2099 158.3 +3.46 +2.20 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80 — 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.