Ai Sugiyama: Ranking, Schedule & Stats
Ai Sugiyama is a professional tennis player from Japan, born 5 July 1975. The Japanese plays right-handed. Sugiyama stands 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall. Sugiyama has won 7 tour-level singles titles. The Japanese's career numbers favour hard (57%, 280-208) over grass (49%, 39-40) and carpet (47%, 17-19).
This page tracks Ai Sugiyama's upcoming schedule, latest results, recent form and surface record, with each match linking through to a detailed head-to-head and pre-match analysis. Scores update live as matches are played.
Current form
2026 season2026Sugiyama has won 8 of the last 30 first sets
Sugiyama has won 2 of 9 deciding sets
Ratings & strengths
Umpiry ratings · updated dailyHow a player performs in the biggest moments, across 226 matches in our records. About
Surface performanceSurfaces
CareerWin rates are close across the career: hard 57%, grass 49%.
Recent results
Last 5Beyond today · rivals & careerBeyond today
Rivals
Most meetings
Most-played rivals. The record is Sugiyama's wins–losses across all matches we have, qualifying excluded.
Season
Completed seasonResults
Season breakdown
2009 · by level, surface, sets2009Career
Career overview
Titles & finals
13 finals · 7 titles · 6 lost13 tour-level finals — 7 won, 6 lost. Grouped by the category the event held when the final was played.
More career statistics
Career serve & return
Absolute totals across the 712 matches we have on record. Green is Sugiyama, grey is the same stat by the players they faced.
Aces
| Sugiyama | 204 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 402 |
Double faults
| Sugiyama | 925 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 667 |
1st serve in
| Sugiyama | 64% 8,797 / 13,689 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 63% 8,873 / 14,050 |
1st-serve points won
| Sugiyama | 60% 5,296 / 8,780 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 61% 5,414 / 8,873 |
Break points converted
| Sugiyama | 45% 801 / 1,768 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 45% 790 / 1,763 |
Break points saved
| Sugiyama | 55% 973 / 1,763 |
|---|---|
| Opponents | 55% 967 / 1,768 |
1st-serve points won by season
| Season | Sugiyama | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 60% | 65% |
| 2008 | 61% | 62% |
| 2007 | 59% | 59% |
| 2006 | 60% | 61% |
| 2005 | 60% | 61% |
| 2004 | 63% | 57% |
| 2003 | 63% | 60% |
| Career | 60% | 61% |
Counted from the match statistics we hold, season by season — the cards above are career totals from our data provider, so the two can differ by a few tenths. Seasons with fewer than three matches on record are left out.
Career win–loss by level
| Level | W–L | Win % | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 80–56 | 59% | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 22–22 | 50% | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 11–8 | 58% | 0 |
| Other tour level | 121–101 | 55% | — |
| Tour level | 234–187 | 56% | 0 |
Challenger and ITF matches are shown in grey and are not part of the tour-level total.
Record at one tournament
Every edition entered: year, best round reached, wins and losses. Most recent first.
Tokyo · Editions 13 · Record 31–19 · Titles 2
Tournament page →| Year | Best round | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R64 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | R32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | QF | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | R32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | R32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | QF | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | R16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | R16 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | QF | 4 | 2 |
| 2000 | R16 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | F | 8 | 3 |
| 1998 | Title | 6 | 1 |
| 1997 | Title | 7 | 2 |
More on Umpiry · discovery
Frequently asked · Ai SugiyamaFrequently asked
How tall is Ai Sugiyama?
Ai Sugiyama is 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall.
When was Ai Sugiyama born?
Ai Sugiyama was born on 5 July 1975 (51 years old).
Where is Ai Sugiyama from?
Ai Sugiyama is from Japan.
Is Ai Sugiyama right or left-handed?
Ai Sugiyama plays right-handed.
How good is Ai Sugiyama on clay?
Ai Sugiyama's clay-court record stands at 52-57, a 48% win rate.
How good is Ai Sugiyama on hard?
Ai Sugiyama has won 57% of hard-court matches (280-208).
How good is Ai Sugiyama on grass?
On grass, Ai Sugiyama has compiled a 39-40 record (49% wins).
How good is Ai Sugiyama on carpet?
Ai Sugiyama's carpet-court record stands at 17-19, a 47% win rate.