H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:32 UTC

Venus Williams vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 7-0

Venus Williams holds a 7–0 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 3–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2002 Gold Coast quarterfinal 6-2 6-4.

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Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
7 – 0
7 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 4, 2002* Gold Coast WTA 250 QF Hard Venus Williams #3 6-2 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #30 Match data
Oct 18, 2000* Linz WTA 500 R16 Carpet Venus Williams #3 7-5 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #32 Match data
Jun 29, 2000* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Venus Williams #5 6-1 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #20 Match data
Feb 19, 1999* Hanover WTA 250 R16 Carpet Venus Williams #6 6-4 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #26 Match data
May 28, 1998* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Venus Williams #7 6-0 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #19 Match data
Jan 16, 1998* Sydney WTA 500 SF Hard Venus Williams #21 6-1 7-6 Ai Sugiyama #20 Match data
Mar 10, 1997* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R32 Hard Venus Williams #211 3-6 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #29 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
Venus Williams #467 #1 7,452 2,362 768 288 72.7% 7 9 1 20 10 47
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 Venus Williams Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,874 7 43 — — — — — — —
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,957 7 46 — — — — — — —
36 2016 24–14 63.2% #17 1,830 7 47 — — — — — — —
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,935 7 47 — — — — — — —
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,867 7 47 — — — — — — —
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,827 7 47 — — — — — — —
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,717 7 47 — — — — — — —
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,649 7 47 — — — — — — —
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,603 7 47 — — — — — — —
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,594 7 47 — — — — — — —