Ai Sugiyama
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| Country |  Japan |
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| Residence | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4.25 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Turned pro | October, 1992 |
| Retired | October, 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$ $8,128,126 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 492–419 |
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (February 9, 2004) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2000) |
| French Open | 4R (1995, 2000, '03) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) |
| US Open | 4R (2003, '04) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 566–295 |
| Career titles | 38 (4 ITF titles) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (October 23, 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2009) |
| French Open | W (2003) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003) |
| US Open | W (2000) |
| Last updated on: October 5, 2009. | |
Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛 Sugiyama Ai) (born July 5, 1975 in Yokohama, Japan) is a former Japanese professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in women's doubles, and was considered to be one of the best doubles player in the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992. In her career, she won 6 singles titles and 37 doubles titles, including three Grand Slam women's doubles titles (1 with Frenchwoman Julie Halard-Decugis and 2 partnering Belgian Kim Clijsters). Sugiyama has the all-time record, for both male and female players, for the most consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances which currently stands at 62 making her one of the most consistent tour players [1]. She is the very first Asian to be rank no.1 in either discipline (singles or doubles)
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Career
1990s
In 1993, when she was only 17, Sugiyama had the honour to play against tennis legend Martina Navratilova in her native city, losing in three sets. The same year, she made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon but lost in the first round to world number 30 Gigi Fernández in three sets.
In 1994, Sugiyama again reached the main draw at Wimbledon but lost in her first round to world number six and compatriot Kimiko Date. Later that year she reached her first WTA Tour singles final in Surabaya but was forced to retire against Elena Wagner. She went on to win the Japan Open doubles at Tokyo, her first tour title. Later that year, she broke into the WTA Top 100.
In 1995, she won her first Grand Slam match and reached the 4th round of Roland Garros. In the first round, the Japanese defeated seeded N°15 Grand Slam runner-up and former Top-5 player Helena Suková by 9-7 in the final set, her first victory over a Top-20 player. Two months after, she defeated Amanda Coetzer to reach the third round, while losing to world number four and former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez. In November, she made an impressive run at the Tier II tournament of Oakland. While she was only ranked number 63, she defeated number 22 Irina Spîrlea, former Wimbledon runner-up Zina Garrison Jackson, and world number ten Lindsay Davenport to reach the second final of her career, where she lost to world number seven Magdalena Maleeva. Because of this, Sugiyama broke into the Top-50.
In 1996, she reached the third round at the Australian Open. In Miami, while seeded 23rd, Sugiyama reached the fourth round, defeating world number ten Jana Novotná, her second Top-10 victory. After that, she broke into the Top-30. She also reached the semifinals at the Japan Open in Tokyo and the 4th round at Wimbledon, where she defeated world number five Anke Huber, her third Top-10 and first Top-5 victory. She represented Japan the 3rd round pan at the Atlanta Olympics where she defeated Martina Hingis to reach the 3rd round.
In 1997, Sugiyama began her season by a third WTA Tour final, defeating Sabine Appelmans in quarter final, but lost in final against Likhovtseva. The week after she reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open. In April, she won her first WTA Tour title at the Japan Open in Tokyo against Amy Frazier in the final. However, she couldn't reach a good result in Grand Slam events, with a 2nd round at the French Open and US Open and a first round at Wimbledon. But at the end of the year, she reached her first Tier I final at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, defeating Natasha Zvereva, world number 14 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, world number 9 and multi-Grand Slam events winner Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Dominique after failing in final against first seed and world number two Jana Novotná.
In 1998, she opened her season with a second singles title in Gold Coast. Then she broke into the WTA Top-20 and reached another semifinal in Sydney, defeating Conchita Martínez. Throughout that year, Sugiyama showed an clear regularity in her results : a third WTA Tour title at the Japan Open, quarterfinals in Tokyo (Pan Pacific), Berlin, defeating number 4 Amanda Coetzer, Strasbourg, San Diego, defeating legendary Steffi Graf and Luxemburg, third round in Indian Wells, Miami and Montreal and second round at both French and US Open. She then was regarded as a good Top-20 member.
In 1999, she reached the final at the Japan Open, the semifinals in Gold Coast and Tokyo (Princess Cup) defeating number 8 Julie Halard-Decugis, the quarterfinals in Strasbourg and Moscow, defeating number 6 Mary Pierce, 3rd in Indian Wells, Montreal, defeating number 7 Jana Novotná and at the US Open. She also reached the second round at French Open and Wimbledon. The same year, Sugiyama won the US Open mixed doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi (India), her first Grand Slam title.
2000
On July 10 Sugiyama reached the final of the Women's Doubles at the Wimbledon Championships, partnered by Julie Halard-Decugis, but lost in straight sets to sisters Venus and Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in a match played on the day after the scheduled final due to rain delays.
On September 10 Sugiyama won the Women's Doubles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, defeating Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-0 1-6 6-1 in one hour and 19 minutes.
On October 23 she became the first Japanese woman to rank number one in the world in doubles, winning seven titles in the process.
2003
Without doubt, the most impressive tournament of her career was Scottsdale 2003. Having secured a victory over Lindsay Davenport in the second round, Ai went on to defeat Eleni Danilidou to progress to the semifinals. Scheduling problems forced both the semifinals and finals matches - for both singles and doubles - to be played on the Sunday of the tournament. Thus in a single day, Ai managed to save a matchpoint in the semifinals against Alexandra Stevenson, rally from a set down to defeat doubles partner Kim Clijsters in the final, and then secure victories in both doubles matches to raise both trophies at the tournament.
2003 indeed proved to be her best year ever, pushing Serena Williams to the limit at Roland Garros and reaching round of 16 in Wimbledon and US Open as well (her 4R defeat to Francesca Schiavone at Flushing Meadows was rather controversial). She finished the year ranked tenth, having defeated world number one Justine Henin in the round robin section of the season-ending championships.
She also won a total of 8 doubles titles that year: 7 with Kim Clijsters (Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego, Zurich) and 1 with Liezel Huber (Linz).
2005
The beginning of 2005 was rough, with four consecutive first-round losses for Ai. She lost in the first rounds of the first three Grand Slams; only at San Diego did she really do well, making it to the final, which she lost 0–6 3–6 to Mary Pierce, having defeated Hantuchová, Karantacheva and Kuznetsova en route. (Hantuchová/Sugiyama also reached the final in doubles, losing to Ruano-Pascual/Martinez) She broke her Grand Slam "curse", reaching the third round, losing to Kim Clijsters, the eventual champion.
In the same year, Ai was better in doubles than she was in singles. Partnering with Elena Dementieva, she reached the final of her first tournament, Sydney, losing to Stewart/Stosur. They reached the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. She attempted a few tournaments with Anastasia Myskina and Elena Likhovtseva, but these partners did not show many results. In Berlin, she finally found her ideal partner, Daniela Hantuchová, reaching the Semifinal (l. to Black/Huber). At the French Open, however, weeks later, they only reached the second round (l. to Birnerová/Vanc). They won their next tournament, however, Birmingham (def. Daniilidou/Russel 6–2 6–3 in the final). At Wimbledon, Hantuchová/Sugiyama reached the Quarterfinal, losing to eventual champions Black/Huber. At the Canadian Open in Toronto, they reached the Semifinal (l. to eventual champions Grönefeld/Navratilova). At the US Open, they reached the third round, losing to Yan/Zheng. Ai went through three different (unsuccessful) partners in the next tournaments, before returning to Daniela in Zurich, where they reached the final (def. #1 seeds Raymond/Stosur en route), losing to Black/Stubbs, 6–7(6) 7–6(4) 6–3, a match in which they definitely had their chances to win. They finished off the year ranked #5, and, thus, did not qualify for the Year-End Championships.
In the same year, Ai only played Mixed Doubles at two events: the French Open & the US Open. At Roland Garros, playing with Max Mirnyi, she lost in the first round. At the US Open, she partnered with Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe. The duo reached the quarterfinals, losing to Hantuchová / Bhupathi of India, eventual champions.
Entering the Doha, Qatar tournament with an 0–5 singles record, she managed to beat wildcard Selima Sfar 6–3 6–3. In the second round, she surprinsingly upset (4) Anastasia Myskina 7–6(2) 6–7(6) 6–4, needing several match points to close the match out (she had a few in the second set tiebreak). In her quarterfinal match against Julia Schruff, she had a comfortable 6–3 6–2 win; missing only four of her first serves in the first set, and winning the match with an ace. She lost in the semifinal, in an epic match against Nadia Petrova, 6–1 7–6 (2). At the beginning of the second set, she had yet to hold serve, and was trailing 0–4, and managed to win five consecutive games to 5–4. Even if she lost, she achieved a lot in Doha! She won the doubles title with Daniela Hantuchová, defeating Zi Yan and Jie Zheng in the semifinal 6–3 3–6 6–3, and Ting Li and Tiantian Sun 6–4 6–4 in the final.
2006
In Rome 2006. in doubles, she and Hantuchová won the title, their third as a team and biggest title, beating Li/Sun in the QF 6–4 6-1; Black/Stubbs (2) in the SF 6–4 6-0; Peschke/Schiavone (8) 3–6 6–3 6–1 in the final.
At the French Open, Ai, seeded 22nd, beat Daniilidou 6–7 6–0 6–3 in the first round, but lost to French qualifier Rezaï 4–6 6–4 6–3, after having a 6–4 4–2 lead. Deciding not to enter the Mixed Doubles competition, like her partner, to focus on the Women's Doubles event, Ai and Dani beat Dhenin/Johansson 6–4 6–3, then proceeded to blast Arvidsson/Muller off the court 6–1 6-1; they proceeded to have a third-round scare, trailing 6–1 4–1 to Bartoli/Peer, but started to play more on Bartoli, as Peer was on fire that day, and ended up winning it 1–6 7–6(3) 6-2; in the quarterfinals, they beat second-seeded Black/Stubbs 6–1 7–6(5); in the semifinals, they beat fourth-seeded Yan/Zheng 6–3 3–6 6–3. They lost 6–3 6–2 in the final to first-seeded Raymond/Stosur, after some sort of controversy on their break point at 3-5* in the first set. It was an excellent tournament for the team.
Wimbledon 2006 saw Sugiyama, the eighteenth seed, produce a shock by defeating former world number 1 and 12th seed, Martina Hingis, 7–5 3–6 6–4 to advance to the fourth round, a match which echoed the start of her career in 1993. It was a huge win for her, trumping the fact that she lost in the first rounds of Doubles & Mixed.
The beginning of the summer brought several bad singles losses, as well as shocking doubles upsets. Sugiyama picked it up in Los Angeles, reaching the final, bowing down to Ruano Pascual/Suarez. In Montréal, she beat Wozniak and Medina Garrigues before going down fighting to Svetlana Kuznetsova. In doubles, parterning Nathalie Dechy, they reached the quarterfinals.
The US Open arrived, and, seeded twenty-eighth, she reached the third round (d. Ondrášková in 1R, Garbin in 2R) where she fell to the second seed Justine Henin 4–6 6–1 6–0. She was down 4–1 in the first set, and won five straight games to seize that set. But alas she could not complete the upset.
In Beijing, Ai carried on her good form. She beat qualifier Alicia Molik, who was also her doubles partner in the event, in the first round, 6–2 7–6. She then upset fourth-seeded Nicole Vaidišová 6–4 1–6 6–3 before losing to up-and-coming Chinese star Shuai Peng in another three-set match 6–7 6–3 6–2. Further success continued, as she reached the final of a Tier IV event in Seoul, losing to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in three sets, 3–6 6–2 6–7.
2007
The beginning of 2007 was better than the last two years. She lost to Yakimova in the second round of the Australian Open (10-8 in the third), who she later had revenge on in Miami. Sugiyama and Daniela Hantuchová reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam event, losing to eventual champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber. In Tokyo, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to world number one Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–1, 6–0. In Doha, she injured her toe, but was quick back to her feet, reaching the round of 16 in Indian Wells.
In Miami, she reached the third round where she fell to Dinara Safina. She went 0–3 in Fed Cup play versus France, losing to both Tatiana Golovin and Nathalie Dechy, but rebounded to win 50k Gifu with Ayumi Morita. The Japanese duo lost only one set en route to the title. She played in the Berlin doubles tournament with Katarina Srebotnik, her new potential long-term partner. They double-bagelled Lourdez Domínguez Lino and Flavia Pennetta, but then fell to the second seeded duo Black/Huber 0–6, 6–4, [10-7] the same day.
Her next tournament was Rome, where she beat Maria Kirilenko in 2 hours 49 minutes 6–4, 5–7, 7–5. She lost to Shahar Pe'er 6–0, 6–2 in the next round. At Roland Garros, she reached the third round. She defeated Eva Birnerová 6–3, 6–4 in the first round and Meilen Tu 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 in the second round, but then fell to Anna Chakvetadze, the ninth seed, 6-4m 6–4. In doubles, seeded seventh with her partner Srebotnik, she defeated Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová 6–7, 7–5, 6–2 in the first round, Stéphanie Foretz and Camille Pin 6–1, 6–3 in the second round, and Shahar Pe'er and Dinara Safina 6–1, 6–2 in the third round. They then went on to defeat Maria Elena Camerin and Gisela Dulko 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 in the quarterfinals. Up against the top seeds and defending champions Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the semifinals, they pulled off an upset, winning 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 to reach the French Open finals. They lost in the final to Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo 7–6, 6-4; in the first set, they had saved six set points before Ai double faulted on the seventh. From then on out, Molik and Santangelo took control and cruised to victory.
At Wimbledon, seeded 26th, she beat wildcard Melanie South 6–3, 6–2 in the opening round before defeating Alizé Cornet 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 in the second round. She lost 6–3, 6–3 against the second seeded Sharapova in the third round. In doubles, she and Srebotnik beat Andreea Ehritt-Vanc and Anastassia Rodionova 4–6, 6–3, 6-2; Émilie Loit and Nicole Pratt 6–0, 6–3, and got a walkover from Marion Bartoli and Meilen Tu in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they beat Elena Likhovtseva and Sun Tiantian 6–4, 7–6 (5). They came from behind to win against the top seeded Raymond and Stosur, winning 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, despite being down 6–1, 3–0. They, however, lost in the final to the second seeded Black and Huber 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. She became 3–6 in Grand Slam finals.
During the U.S. Open Series, she reached the third round of San Diego, where she defeated Sybille Bammer 6–2, 7–6. She then lost to Chakvetadze 6–4, 6–4. She reached two doubles semifinals in San Diego and Stanford with Srebotnik, losing both times to Victoria Azarenka and Chakvetadze. However, they won Toronto, defeating Peng Shuai and Yan Zi 6–1, 7–5 in the quarterfinal, Molik and Santangelo 6–2, 6–3 in the semifinal and Black and Huber 6–4, 2–6, [10-5] in the final, thus getting revenge for their two Grand Slam losses and winning their first title as a team.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, Sugiyama lost in the second round to Ekaterina Makarova. Ai and Srebotnik impressively defeated Sun Shengnan and Ji Chunmei 6–0, 6–1, and eventually defeated Michaëlla Krajicek and Agnieszka Radwańska 5–7, 6–0, 6–2. The team advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Loit and Vania King 6–3, 6–2, but lost to eventual champions Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina 7–5, 6–3.
Srebotnik and Sugiyama continued their form and thus qualified for the 2007 WTA Tour Championships, which were to be held in Madrid, Spain. The team, seeded second, defeated the Taiwanese duo of Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung 6–2, 6–2, but lost to Black and Huber in the final 5–7, 6–3, [10-8].[2]
2008
In singles, Sugiyama's season started out badly, as she lost to Azarenka in Gold Coast and Gajdosova in Sydney. However, in Melbourne, her form returned, beating Zvonareva 6–3, 1–1 ret. in the first round and Perebiynis 6–4 6–4 in the second round, before losing respectfully to the 12th seed, Nicole Vaidišová, 6–3 6–4. In doubles, she and Srebotnik lost in straight sets in Sydney to Yan/Zheng, the eventual champions. In Melbourne, they drew the Williams sisters in the second round and lost 6–2 7–6. Sugiyama's dream of a career slam would be halted.
In doubles, she reached the final in Antwerp with Květa Peschke, as well as the semifinals in Doha and Dubai with Srebotnik.
On March 30 in the third round at the Tier I event in Miami, she upset 8th seeded Daniela Hantuchová 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-5 in an epic match. She came back after losing a match point in the second set, as well as having served for the match twice in the second set. In the third set, she was down three games to none, but still managed to win. It was her first top ten win since Beijing 2006. In the next round, she lost to Vera Zvonareva 2-6 7-6(5) 0-6. In doubles, she and Srebotnik won the title, beating Morigami/Jidkova 6-4 6-3 in the first round, Hradecká/Voráčová 6-4 6-3 in the second round, and Davenport/Hantuchová 6-4 3-6 [10-4] in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they beat the Australian Open runners-up Azarenka/Peer 6-0 6-3, before beating the world's number one team Black/Huber 7-5 4-6 [10-3] in the final. It was their second team title, and Sugiyama's 8th Tier I title.
Sugiyama followed her strong doubles performance in Miami with her 9th Tier I doubles title at Charleston, South Carolina at the Family Circle cup. Sugiyama and Srebotnik won their third team title together with a strong 6-2, 6-2 performance over Gallovits/Govortsova.
With her appearance in the 2008 Wimbledon tournament, Sugiyama now holds the record for consecutive appearances in a major by a man or woman with 57. Sugiyama made it to the third round of Ladies' Singles in Wimbledon, losing to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
At Stanford, despite her age Sugiyama showed her class. She defeated Alexa Glatch 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, and then crushed world number 11 Daniela Hantuchová 6-3, 6-1. In the quarters she beat Dominika Cibulková 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, saving 3 match points in the process.
Sugiyama and Ayumi Morita will be representing their nation's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics according to the List of entrants.
2009
Ai started out her season with a first round loss to Samantha Stosur, and in the women's doubles a semi-final finish losing to Jans and Rosolska in the Brisbane International partnering Daniela Hantuchová. In the Medibank International, Sugiyama made the semi-finals eventually losing to Dinara Safina 6-4, 7-6(3)
In the 2009 Australian Open, Ai made the third round losing to Jelena Janković 6-4, 6-4. As the 9th seed in doubles playing with Hantuchová, they beat the #1 seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-7(0), 6-3, 7-6(10). In the third set "Hantuyama" were down 5-2, but rallied to level the match and take it to a tie-break, where they saved seven match points to win the final set tiebreak 12-10. In the semi-finals, they beat Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo 6-4, 6-2 to make it the first time Sugiyama has made the women's doubles final of the Australian Open. Their run was ended in the final, where they were defeated by Serena Williams and Venus Williams in two sets, 6-3, 6-3. Her next tournament is the 2009 Open GDF Suez but she withdrew from the competition.
Sugiyama entered the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships and lost in the opening round to Marion Bartoli in a tight 3-set match 0-6, 6-4, 6-7(6). Sugiyama and Hantuchová also played doubles at the Dubai Tennis Championships but withdrew because Ai had a upper respiratory tract infection that she is what also caused her to pull out of the Open GDF Suez
On the ongoing 2009 BNP Paribas Open Ai sugiyama and Daniela Hantuchová were seeded 5 in the women's doubles but lost to the pair Kudryavtseva/Rodionova 6-4, 4-6, 16-14 in the first round. In singles, she faced qualifier Angela Haynes in the second round but lost 4-6, 5-7.
At the Sony Ericsson open she lost both her opening matches in singles and doubles, consecutively in a Premiere Mandatory event, being beaten in the second round in singles after receiving a bye, and due to her loss in the doubles event (partnering Hantuchová) her ranking drops to world no.5.
Sugiyama then went on to lose in singles in the first round of four consecutive tournaments, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, and Madrid. However alongside Daniela Hantuchová, Sugiyama managed to make it to the finals at the Rome Masters where they lost to the no 7 seeds, Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng. They also made it to the quarter finals at the 2009 Madrid Masters where they lost to Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.
At Eastbourne Sugiyama won her 38th doubles title with Akgul Amanmuradova where they beat Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbsin the final.
On June 22 she extended her record of the most consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances by any man or woman to 61 at the Wimbledon Championships, defeating the seeded Patty Schnyder in straight sets 6-4 6-4 to break her 11 match losing streak. She then advanced to the third round where she lost to Daniela Hantuchová who is also her doubles partner.
In stanford she lost in the first round to Maria Sharapova in three sets 4-6, 7-6, 1-6, saving two match points in the second set. She then lost in the second round in LA to Agnieszka Radwańska 6-2, 6-0.
Sugiyama announced at a press conference on September 11, 2009 that she plans to retire at the end of the 2009 tennis season. She retired from competitions after she played at the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open, held in her native country, Japan. A special ceremony for her was held at the center court before the tournament. Ai plans to rest at home for a few months before concentrating on teaching youngsters at her tennis academy in Japan.[3]
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles: 10 finals (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Julie Halard |
 Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2000 | US Open | Hard | Julie Halard |
 Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2001 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Clijsters |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Kim Clijsters |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–7, 6–2, 9–7 |
| Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kim Clijsters |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–4 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass |  Liezel Huber |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | French Open | Clay |  Daniela Hantuchová |
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | French Open (2) | Clay |  Katarina Srebotnik |
Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Daniela Hantuchová |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1999 | US Open | Hard |  Mahesh Bhupathi |
Kimberly Po Donald Johnson |
6–4, 6–4 |
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2003 | Los Angeles | Hard (i) | Kim Clijsters |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Madrid | Hard (i) | Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
WTA Tour finals (84)
Singles wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score |
| 1. | 20 April 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Amy Frazier |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 11 January 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard |  María Vento-Kabchi |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 3. | 19 April 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Corina Morariu |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 4. | 2 March 2003 | Scottsdale, USA | Hard | Kim Clijsters |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 5. | 26 October 2003 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Nadia Petrova |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 6. | 10 January 2004 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Nadia Petrova |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Singles runner-ups (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 July 1994 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard |  Elena Wagne |
2-6, 6-0, ret. |
| 2. | November 5, 1995 | Oakland, United States | Carpet (I) |  Magdalena Maleeva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | 5 January 1997 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva |
3–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 |
| 4. | 2 November 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (I) |  Jana Novotná |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 5 October 1999 | AIG Japan Open | Hard |  Amy Frazier |
6–2, 6-2 |
| 6. | 17 August 2005 | Acura Classic | Hard | Mary Pierce |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 72. | October 1, 2006 |  Seoul |
Hard |  Eleni Daniilidou |
6–3 2–6 7–6 |
Doubles wins (38)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (3) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (9) |
| Tier II (18) |
| Tier III (7) |
| Tier IV(1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (24) |
| Clay (5) |
| Grass (4) |
| Carpet (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 10, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mami Donoshiro |
 Yayuk BasukiNana Miyagi |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 2. | January 14, 1995 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Kyoko Nagatsuka |
 Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland |
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | April 21, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Kimiko Date |
Amy FrazierKimberly Po |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 4. | September 21, 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Monica Seles |
Julie Halard-DecugisChanda Rubin |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 5. | January 10, 1998 | Hope Island, Australia | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva |
Sung-Hee Park Shi-Ting Wang |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | October 31, 1998 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Carpet | Elena Likhovtseva |
Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova |
6–7, 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
| 7. | November 8, 1998 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet | Elena Likhovtseva |
Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea |
6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 8. | November 15, 1998 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet | Elena Likhovtseva |
Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 9. | January 16, 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva |
Mary Joe FernandezAnke Huber |
6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 10. | May 22, 1999 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva |
Alexandra FusaiNathalie Tauziat |
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| 11. | January 15, 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
 Martina HingisMary Pierce |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 12. | April 2, 2000 | Miami, United States | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Nicole ArendtManon Bollegraf |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 13. | June 24, 2000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat |
Lisa RaymondRennae Stubbs |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| 14. | August 27, 2000 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 15. | September 10, 2000 | New York, United States | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Cara BlackElena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 16. | October 8, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Nana MiyagiPaola Suárez |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 17. | October 29, 2000 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Martina HingisAnna Kournikova |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| 18. | January 13, 2001 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Nicole Arendt |
Esme De VilliersAnnabel Ellwood |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 19. | March 17, 2001 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Nicole Arendt |
Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 20. | February 23, 2002 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Elena Tatarkova |
Melissa MiddletonBrie Rippner |
6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 21. | January 11, 2003 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Kim Clijsters |
Conchita MartínezRennae Stubbs |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 22. | February 16, 2003 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Kim Clijsters |
Nathalie DechyÉmilie Loit |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 23. | March 2, 2003 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Kim Clijsters |
Lindsay DavenportLisa Raymond |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 24. | June 8, 2003 | Paris, France | Clay | Kim Clijsters |
Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez |
6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7 |
| 25. | July 6, 2003 | London, Great Britain | Grass | Kim Clijsters |
Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 26. | August 3, 2003 | San Diego, United States | Hard | Kim Clijsters |
Lindsay DavenportLisa Raymond |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 27. | October 19, 2003 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard | Kim Clijsters |
Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 28. | October 26, 2003 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Liezel Huber |
Marion BartoliSilvia Farina Elia |
6–1, 7–6(6) |
| 29. | August 8, 2004 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe |
Liezel Huber Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 30. | September 19, 2004 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Anastasia Myskina |
Svetlana KuznetsovaArantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 31. | June 12, 2005 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | Daniela Hantuchová |
Eleni DaniilidouJennifer Russell |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 32. | March 4, 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Daniela Hantuchová |
 Ting LiTiantian Sun |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 33. | May 21, 2006 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniela Hantuchová |
Květa PeschkeFrancesca Schiavone |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 34. | August 19, 2007 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara BlackLiezel Huber |
6–4, 2–6 [10-5] |
| 35. | April 6, 2008 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara BlackLiezel Huber |
7–5, 4–6 [10-3] |
| 36. | April 20, 2008 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik |
Edina Gallovits & Olga Govortsova |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 37. | October 26, 2008 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard(i) | Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 38. | June 20, 2009 | AEGON International, Great Britain | Grass |  Akgul Amanmuradova |
Samantha Stosur Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles runner-ups (33)
- 2009: Australian Open, Rome (w. Hantuchová)
- 2008: Antwerp (w. Peschke)
- 2007: Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Linz, WTA Tour Championships (w. Srebotnik)
- 2006: Roland Garros, Los Angeles (w. Hantuchová)
- 2005: Sydney (w. Dementieva), San Diego, Zurich (w. Hantuchová)
- 2004: Wimbledon (w. Huber), Olympics (lost bronze medal match with Asagoe)
- 2003: Berlin, Indian Wells, Tours Championships (all w. Clijsters), Shanghai (w. Tanasugarn)
- 2002: San Diego, Los Angeles (both w. Hantuchová), Montréal (Canadian Open), Shanghai, Linz (all w. Fujiwara)
- 2001: Wimbledon, Tokyo (both w. Clijsters)
- 2000: Wimbledon, Montréal (Canadian Open), Linz (all w. Halard-Decugis)
- 1999: Paris, Leipzig (both w. Likhovtseva)
- 1997: Strasbourg (w. Likhovtseva)
- 1995: Tokyo (w. Nagatsuka)
- 1994: Surabaya (w. Nagatsuka)
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 14 | 17-14 |
| French Open | A | LQ | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 18-15 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 4R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 17 | 25-17 |
| US Open | LQ | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 16 | 22-16 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not Tier I | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | A | A | 4R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 19-12 | |||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 4R | 2R | 0 / 15 | 18-16 |
| Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 11-13 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto/Montréal | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 12 | 15-12 |
| Tokyo | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 18 | 20-18 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Moscow | NH | Not Tier I | F | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | NM5 | 0 / 5 | 7-5 | |||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5-6 | |
| Zürich | NT1 | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | LQ | NTI | Not Held |
0 / 17 | 20-17 |
| San Diego | Not Tier I | QF | F | 1R | 3R | NTI | 0 / 4 | 9-4 | ||||||||||||
| Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 5-10 | |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 409 | |
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Overall Win-Loss | 23-15 | 21-17 | 19-16 | 18-17 | 24-21 | 32-28 | 37-21 | 29-24 | 20-25 | 28-25 | 37-27 | 44-25 | 33-25 | 31-27 | 30-25 | 22-25 | 29-27 | 8-20 | 492-417 | |
| Year End Ranking | 180 | 142 | 72 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 31 | N/A | N/A | |
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
LQ = lost in the qualifying tournament
Women's doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | - | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | F | 0 / 16 | 35-16 |
| French Open | - | - | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | SF | W | 1R | 2R | F | F | 2R | 3R | 1 / 15 | 36-13 |
| Wimbledon | - | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | F | 3R | W | F | QF | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | 1 / 14 | 36-15 |
| US Open | - | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | - | 1R | W | - | 1R | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | 1 / 11 | 27-13 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not Tier I | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | W | 2R | F | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1 / 11 | 21-10 | |||
| Miami | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | A | W | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | W | 1R | 2 / 14 | 20-12 |
| Madrid | Not Held | QF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | QF | A | 2R | QF | W | 2R | 2R | F | 1 / 12 | 14-11 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | QF | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Toronto/Montréal | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | F | QF | F | A | W | SF | QF | W | QF | SF | 2 / 12 | 28-10 |
| Tokyo | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | F | 0 / 17 | 15-16 |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moscow | Not Tier I | SF | 1R | SF | W | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | NM5 | 0 / 5 | 10-4 | |||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | W | 1 / 5 | 5-4 | |
| Zürich | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | A | 1R | W | F | SF | QF | SF | NTI | Not Held |
1 / 10 | 14-9 |
| San Diego | Not Tier I | 1R | F | QF | SF | NTI | 0 / 4 | 7-4 | |||||||||||
| Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | SF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Berlin | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | A | A | F | A | SF | QF | QF | A | A | 0 / 8 | 13-8 | |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 333 | |
| Finals Reached | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Overall Win-Loss | 8-10 | 16-9 | 18-15 | 11-12 | 23-22 | 38-18 | 31-21 | 59-17 | 35-15 | 40-24 | 59-12 | 36-16 | 35-20 | 37-18 | 38-19 | 40-17 | 29-15 | 566-295 | |
| Year End Ranking | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 11 | ? | N/A | N/A | |
Mixed doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career win-loss |
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| Australian Open | - | - | - | 2R | - | 2R | - | 2R | - | - | 2R | - | - | 4-4 |
| French Open | 3R | - | - | QF | SF | 1R | - | - | - | 1R | - | 1R | - | 9-6 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | - | - | 2R | - | QF | - | - | SF | - | 1R | - | QF | 11-6 |
| US Open | - | - | - | W | 1R | SF | - | - | 2R | QF | - | - | 1R | 11-5 |
External links
- Official site
- Ai Sugiyama on the Women's Tennis Association
- Ai Sugiyama at the Fed Cup
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References
- ↑ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2371
- ↑ Women's Tennis Association (2007-11-11). "Black, Huber Enjoy Season-Ending Glory in Madrid". Women's Tennis Association.
- ↑ Emotional Day 1 in Tokyo Sony Ericsson WTA Tour official website, posted September 27, 2009