H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC
Vania King vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 0-1
Ai Sugiyama holds a 1–0 lead over Vania King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ai Sugiyama leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ai Sugiyama won the 2006 Japan Open fourth round 6-4 5-7 7-5.
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USA
Age 37
Right-Handed
165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0
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1
1 main draw meetings
JPN
Age 51
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2006* | Japan Open | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 5-7 7-5 | Vania King | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vania King | #824 | #50 | 1,225 | 1,760 | 128 | 160 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | Vania King | Ai Sugiyama | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 2005 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #164 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #184 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006 | 16–13 | 55.2% | #60 | 1,661 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #145 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2007 | 15–21 | 41.7% | #109 | 1,608 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #72 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2008 | 7–19 | 26.9% | #128 | 1,512 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 16–17 | 48.5% | #46 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2009 | 11–12 | 47.8% | #80 | 1,588 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #28 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2010 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #86 | 1,595 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #21 | 1,833 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2011 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #76 | 1,689 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #18 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 2012 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #69 | 1,614 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #24 | 1,806 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2013 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #85 | 1,630 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2014 | 13–15 | 46.4% | #111 | 1,641 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #30 | 1,720 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2015 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #410 | 1,627 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2016 | 13–11 | 54.2% | #78 | 1,643 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 44–25 | 63.8% | #10 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2017 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #492 | 1,590 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #17 | 1,802 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | 2018 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #356 | 1,559 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #29 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #26 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #38 | 1,632 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2008 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #31 | 1,742 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #97 | 1,647 | 0 | 6 |