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Ai Sugiyama

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Japanese tennis player (born 1975)

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Ai Sugiyama
杉山愛
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (age 50)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned proOctober 1992
RetiredOctober 2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,128,126
Singles
Career record492–419
Career titles6 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 8 (9 February 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French Open4R (1995,2000,2003)
WimbledonQF (2004)
US Open4R (2003,2004)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2003)
Olympic GamesQF (2004)
Doubles
Career record566–295
Career titles38 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo.1 (23 October 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2009)
French OpenW (2003)
WimbledonW (2003)
US OpenW (2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2003,2007)
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career record35–21
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1999,2001,2003,2006)
French OpenSF (2000)
WimbledonSF (2004)
US OpenW (1999)

Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛,Sugiyama Ai; born July 5, 1975) is a Japanese formertennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking inwomen's doubles on theWTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles titles, including threeGrand Slam titles (one withJulie Halard-Decugis and two partneringKim Clijsters), and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title (partneringMahesh Bhupathi). Sugiyama held the all-time record, for both male and female players, for her 62 consecutive Grand Slam main-draw appearances, until she was surpassed byRoger Federer at the2015 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Career

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1990s

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In 1993, at age 17, Sugiyama played tennis legendMartina Navratilova in her native city, losing in three sets. The same year, she made her Grand Slam debut atWimbledon but lost in the first round to world No. 30,Gigi Fernández, in three sets. In 1994, Sugiyama again reached the main draw at Wimbledon but lost to world No. 6 and compatriot,Kimiko Date. Later that year, she reached her first singles final in Surabaya but was forced to retire againstElena Wagner. She went on to win theJapan Open doubles, 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 fourth round ofRoland Garros. In the first round, the Japanese player defeated 15th-seeded Grand Slam runner-up and former top-5 playerHelena Suková by 9–7 in the final set, her first victory over a top-20 player. Two months after, she defeatedAmanda Coetzer to reach the third round, while losing to world No. 4 and former Wimbledon champion,Conchita Martínez. In November, she made an impressive run at the Oakland Tier-II tournament. While she was only ranked 63, she defeated 22nd-rankedIrina Spîrlea, former Wimbledon runner-upZina Garrison Jackson, and No. 10,Lindsay Davenport to reach the second final of her career, where she lost to No. 7,Magdalena Maleeva. After this run, Sugiyama broke into the top 50.

In 1996, she reached the third round at theAustralian Open. In Miami, seeded 23rd, Sugiyama reached the fourth round, defeating No. 10,Jana Novotná, her second top-10 victory. That moved her into the top 30. She also reached the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo and the fourth round at Wimbledon, where she defeated No. 5,Anke Huber, her third top-10 and first top-5 victory. She represented Japan and reached the third round at theAtlanta Olympics, defeatingMartina Hingis.

Sugiyama began 1997 season by playing her third final losing toElena Likhovtseva, after defeatingSabine Appelmans in the quarterfinals. The following week she reached the second round at the Australian Open. In April, she won her first professional title at the Japan Open againstAmy Frazier. However, she could not reach a good result in Grand Slam events, with a second-round exit at the French Open andUS Open and a first round loss at Wimbledon. At the end of the year, she reached her first Tier-I final at theKremlin Cup in Moscow, defeatingNatasha Zvereva, No. 14Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, No. 9 and multi-Grand Slam events winnerArantxa Sánchez Vicario, andDominique Van Roost before failing in the final against top seed and second-ranked Jana Novotná.

In 1998, she opened with a second singles title in Gold Coast. Then she broke into the top 20 and reached another semifinal in Sydney, defeating Conchita Martínez. Throughout that year, Sugiyama showed consistency: a third WTA Tour title at the Japan Open, quarterfinals in Tokyo (Pan Pacific), Berlin, defeating No. 4,Amanda Coetzer, playing Strasbourg and San Diego, defeatingSteffi Graf, Luxembourg, third round in Indian Wells, Miami and Montreal and second round at both French and US Open. In 1999, she reached the final of the Japan Open, the semifinals in Gold Coast and Tokyo (Princess Cup) defeating No. 8, Julie Halard-Decugis, the quarterfinals in Strasbourg and Moscow, defeating No. 6,Mary Pierce, third in Indian Wells, Montreal, defeating No. 7, Jana Novotná, and at the US Open. She also reached the second round at the French Open and Wimbledon. The same year, Sugiyama won the US Open mixed doubles withMahesh Bhupathi, her first Grand Slam title.

Sugiyama received theWTA Sportsmanship Award in 1999.

2000–2005

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On July 10, Sugiyama reached the final of the women's doubles at Wimbledon, partnered by Halard-Decugis, but lost in straight sets to theWilliams sisters after a one-day rain delay. On September 10, she won the women's doubles at the US Open, defeatingCara Black and Elena Likhovtseva in three sets, in one hour and 19 minutes. On October 23, she became the first Japanese woman to rank No. 1 in the world in doubles, winning seven titles in the process.

Her greatest success was Scottsdale 2003. Beating Lindsay Davenport in the second round, she went on to defeatEleni Daniilidou 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, Sugiyama managed to save a matchpoint in the semifinals againstAlexandra Stevenson, rally from a set down to defeat doubles partnerKim Clijsters in the final, and then secure victories in both doubles matches to raise both trophies. The year 2003 proved to be her best year ever, pushing Serena Williams to the limit at Roland Garros and reaching the round of 16 in Wimbledon and US Open where her fourth round loss toFrancesca Schiavone at Flushing Meadows was rather controversial. She finished the year ranked tenth, having defeated world No. 1,Justine Henin, in the round robin section of the season-ending championships. She also won a total of eight doubles titles that year, seven with Kim Clijsters (Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego, Zurich) and one with Liezel Huber (Linz).

Sugiyama began 2005 with four consecutive first-round losses. 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 in straight sets toMary Pierce, having defeatedDaniela Hantuchová, Sesil Karantacheva andSvetlana Kuznetsova en route. Sugiyama also reached the final in doubles with Hantuchová, losing toVirginia Ruano-Pascual and Conchita Martínez. She broke her Grand Slam "curse", reaching the third round before losing to Clijsters, the eventual champion.

That year, Ai had better results in doubles than in singles. Partnering withElena Dementieva, she reached the finals of her first tournament, Sydney, losing toBryanne Stewart andSamantha Stosur. They reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open. She entered a few tournaments withAnastasia Myskina and Elena Likhovtseva, but with poor results. In Berlin, she played again with Daniela Hantuchová, reaching the semifinal, losing to Black and Huber. At the French, they lost to Birnerová and Vanc in the second round. They won their next tournament, in Birmingham over Daniilidou and Russel. At Wimbledon, Hantuchová and Sugiyama reached the quarterfinal, losing to eventual champions Black and Huber. At the Canadian Open in Toronto, they lost the semifinal to eventual champions Grönefeld and Navratilova. At the US Open, they reached the third round, losing toYan Zi andZheng Jie. She tried three partners in the next tournaments, before returning to Daniela in Zurich, where they reached the finals (beating top seedsLisa Raymond and Stosur en route), losing a close three-set match to Black andRennae Stubbs. They finished the year ranked No. 5, failing to qualify for the year-end championships.

Sugiyama played mixed doubles at two events: the French & the US Open. At Roland Garros, playing with Mirnyi, she lost in the first round. At the US Open, she partnered with Ullyett. The duo reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual champions Hantuchová and Bhupathi. Entering the Doha with an 0–5 singles record, she managed to beat wildcard Selima Sfar. In the second round, she upset Myskina in three sets, needing several match points to close the match out. In her quarterfinal match against Julia Schruff, she had a comfortable win. She lost in the semifinal, in an epic match againstNadia Petrova. At 0–4 in the second, she won five consecutive games to 5–4. She won the doubles title with Hantuchová, defeating Yan and Zheng in the semifinal andLi Ting andSun Tiantian in the final.

2006

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In Rome, she and Hantuchová won the title, their third as a team and biggest title, beating Li and Sun; Black and Stubbs (No. 2), and Květa Peschke and Schiavone (No. 8).

At the French Open, 22nd seeded Ai beat Daniilidou in the first round, but lost to French qualifierAravane Rezaï in the second. Deciding not to compete in the mixed, Ai and Daniella beat Caroline Dhenin and Mathilde Johansson, then squashed Sofia Arvidsson andMartina Müller; they escaped in three sets againstMarion Bartoli andShahar Pe'er. In the quarterfinals, they beat second-seeded Black and Stubbs. In the semifinals, they beat fourth-seeded Yan and Zheng but lost in two sets in the final to top-seeded Raymond and Stosur.

Wimbledon saw Sugiyama, the 18th seed, defeat 12th seedMartina Hingis in three sets to advance to the fourth round. The summer brought several bad singles losses, as well as doubles upsets. Sugiyama reached the final in Los Angeles, bowing to Ruano Pascual andPaola Suárez. In Montréal, she beatAleksandra Wozniak andAnabel Medina Garrigues before losing to Kuznetsova. In doubles, partnering withNathalie Dechy, they reached the quarterfinals.

At the US Open seeded 28th, she defeatedZuzana Ondrášková, andTathiana Garbin before falling to second seedJustine Henin. In Beijing, she beat qualifierAlicia Molik, who was also her doubles partner in the event, in the first round. She then upset fourth-seededNicole Vaidišová in three sets before losing toPeng Shuai in another three-set match. She reached the final of a Tier-IV event in Seoul, losing toEleni Daniilidou of Greece in a three-set final.[2]

2007

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The beginning of 2007 was better than the prior two years. She lost toAnastasiya Yakimova in the second round of the Australian Open (10–8 in the third), before beating her in Miami. Sugiyama and Daniela Hantuchová reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual champions Black and Huber. In Tokyo, she reached the quarterfinals, losing in three sets to No. 1, Maria Sharapova. In Doha, she injured her toe, but recovered to reach the round of 16 inIndian Wells. In Miami, she fell toDinara Safina in the third. She went 0–3 inFed Cup play versus France, losing to bothTatiana Golovin and Dechy, but rebounded to win 50kGifu withAyumi Morita. The Japanese duo lost only one set en route to the title. She played in Berlin withKatarina Srebotnik. They swept Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Flavia Pennetta in a double bagel, but then fell to the second seeded Black and Huber the same day.

Her next tournament was Rome, where she beatMaria Kirilenko in a 2 hours 49 minutes three-set match. She lost to Pe'er in the next round. At Roland Garros, she reached the third round. She defeatedEva Birnerová in the first round andMeilen Tu in the second round, but then fell toAnna Chakvetadze, the 9th seed. In doubles, seeded seventh with Srebotnik, she defeated Lucie Hradecká andRenata Voráčová in the first round,Stéphanie Foretz andCamille Pin, and Pe'er and Safina in the second and third round. They then defeatedMaria Elena Camerin andGisela Dulko in the quarterfinals. They upset top seeds and defending champions Raymond and Stosur in the semifinals, winning in three sets to reach the French Open finals. They lost in the final in straight sets toAlicia Molik andMara Santangelo.

At Wimbledon, seeded 26th, she beat wildcardMelanie South andAlizé Cornet. She lost against the second seeded Sharapova in the third round. In doubles, she and Srebotnik beatAndreea Ehritt-Vanc andAnastasia Rodionova;Émilie Loit andNicole Pratt, and got a walkover from Bartoli andMeilen Tu in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they beat Elena Likhovtseva andSun Tiantian. They came back from 1–6, 0–3 to beat top-seeded Raymond and Stosur, winning in three sets. They lost in the final to the second seeded Black and Huber.

During the US Open Series, she reached the third round of San Diego, where she defeatedSybille Bammer. She then lost to Chakvetadze. 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 in the quarterfinal, Molik and Santangelo, in the semifinal and Black and Huber in the final, winning their first title as a te.

At theUS Open, Sugiyama lost in the second round toEkaterina Makarova. Ai and Srebotnik impressively defeatedSun Shengnan andJi Chunmei, and eventually defeatedMichaëlla Krajicek and Agnieszka Radwańska. The team advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Loit andVania King, but lost to eventual champions Dechy and Safina. Srebotnik and Sugiyama continued their form and thus qualified for theTour Championships, which were held in Madrid. The team, seeded second, defeated the Taiwanese duo ofChan Yung-jan andChuang Chia-jung, but lost to Black and Huber in the final in a super tiebreak.[3]

2008

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Sugiyama in July 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, beatingVera Zvonareva in the first round andTatiana Perebiynis in the second round, before losing to 12th seed Vaidišová. In doubles, she and Srebotnik lost in straight sets in Sydney to Yan/Zheng, the eventual champions. In Melbourne, they drew theWilliams sisters in the second round and lost in two sets. Sugiyama's dream of a career slam died. In doubles, she reached the final in Antwerp with 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 eighth seeded Hantuchová in an epic three-set 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 to none, but still managed to win. It was her first top ten win since Beijing 2006. In the next round, she lost to Zvonareva. In doubles, she and Srebotnik won the title, beatingAkiko Morigami andAlina Jidkova, Lucie Hradecká andRenata Voráčová, and Davenport and Hantuchová. They earned the title by beating Australian runners-up Azarenka and Pe'er and No.-1 team Black and Huber. It was their second team title, and Sugiyama's eighth Tier-I title.

Sugiyama won her ninth Tier I doubles title with Srebotnik at Charleston at the Family Circle cup, their third team title, scoring a two-sets win overEdina Gallovits-Hall andOlga Govortsova. Sugiyama broke the record for consecutive slam appearances woman with 57 as of her appearance in the 2008 Wimbledon tournament. Sugiyama made it to the third round of ladies' singles, losing toAlisa Kleybanova of Russia. At Stanford, she defeatedAlexa Glatch and then beat world No. 11, Hantuchová. In the quarterfinals she beatDominika Cibulková, saving three match points in the process. Sugiyama andAyumi Morita represented theirnation at theSummer Olympics, losing in the second round to the Williams.

2009

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Sugiyama at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships

Ai started with a first-round loss to Stosur, and in the women's doubles a semifinal finish losing toKlaudia Jans andAlicja Rosolska in the Brisbane International partnering Hantuchová. In the Sydney International, Sugiyama made the semifinals eventually losing to Safina.

In the 2009 Australian Open, she made the third round losing to Jelena Janković. As the ninth seed in doubles playing with Hantuchová, they beat the No. 1 seeds, Black and Huber. In the third set "Hantuyama" were down 2–5, but rallied to take it to a tie-break, where they saved seven match points to win 12–10. In the semifinals, they beat Dechy and Santangelo to make it her first women's doubles final there. They were defeated by the Williams in two sets. A respiratory infection forced her to withdraw from the 2009 Open GDF Suez. Sugiyama entered theDubai Tennis Championships and lost in the opening round to Bartoli in a tight three-set match. Sugiyama and Hantuchová also played doubles but withdrew because of the infection.

At theIndian Wells Open, Sugiyama and Hantuchová were seeded fifth in the women's doubles but lost to the pairAlla Kudryavtseva and Rodionova in the first round. In singles, she lost to qualifierAngela Haynes in the second round. At the Sony Ericsson open she lost her opening matches in singles and doubles, being beaten in the second round in singles after receiving a bye. Her loss in the doubles event with Hantuchová dropped her doubles ranking to No. 5. Sugiyama lost four consecutive singles matches in Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, and Madrid. However alongside Hantuchová, Sugiyama made the finals at theRome Masters where they lost to the No. 7 seeds,Hsieh Su-wei and Peng. They reached the quarterfinals at theMadrid Masters where they lost to Stosur and Stubbs, whom she andAkgul Amanmuradova beat in the finals at Eastbourne, her 38th doubles title.

On June 22, she extended her record of consecutive Grand Slam appearances to 61 at Wimbledon, defeating the seededPatty Schnyder in straight sets to break her eleven match losing streak. She lost in the third round to Hantuchová. In Stanford she lost to Sharapova in three sets, saving two match points in the second set. She then lost in the second round in Los Angeles to Radwańska. Sugiyama retired at the end of the 2009 tennis season after thePan Pacific Open, held in her native country, Japan. A special ceremony for her was held at center court before the tournament. Ai planned a few months at home before concentrating on teaching youngsters at her tennis academy in Japan.[4]

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2000WimbledonGrassFranceJulie HalardUnited StatesSerena Williams
United StatesVenus Williams
6–3, 6–2
Win2000US OpenHardFrance Julie HalardZimbabweCara Black
RussiaElena Likhovtseva
6–0, 1–6, 6–1
Loss2001Wimbledon(2)GrassBelgiumKim ClijstersUnited StatesLisa Raymond
AustraliaRennae Stubbs
4–6, 3–6
Win2003French OpenClayBelgium Kim ClijstersSpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
ArgentinaPaola Suárez
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7
Win2003WimbledonGrassBelgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
Loss2004Wimbledon (3)GrassSouth AfricaLiezel HuberZimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2006French OpenClaySlovakiaDaniela HantuchováUnited States Lisa Raymond
AustraliaSamantha Stosur
3–6, 2–6
Loss2007French Open(2)ClaySloveniaKatarina SrebotnikAustraliaAlicia Molik
ItalyMara Santangelo
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss2007Wimbledon(4)GrassSlovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss2009Australian OpenHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
3–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1999US OpenHardIndiaMahesh BhupathiUnited StatesKimberly Po
United StatesDonald Johnson
6–4, 6–4

Other significant finals

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Year-end championships

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Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

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ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2003Los AngelesHard (i)BelgiumKim ClijstersSpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
ArgentinaPaola Suárez
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2007MadridHard (i)SloveniaKatarina SrebotnikZimbabweCara Black
United StatesLiezel Huber
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]

Olympic Games

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Doubles medal match

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ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
4th place2004AthensHardJapanShinobu AsagoeArgentinaPaola Suárez
ArgentinaPatricia Tarabini
3–6, 3–6

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
Finals (0–0)
WTA 1000 (Tier I / Premier 5 / Premier M) (0-2)
WTA 500 (Tier II / Premier) (2-1)
WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV / International) (4-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6-5)
Grass (0-0)
Clay (0-0)
Carpet (0-2)
ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1994Surabaya Classic, IndonesiaTier IVHardBulgariaElena Wagner6–2, 0–6, ret.
Loss0–2Nov 1995Silicon Valley Classic, USTier IICarpet (i)BulgariaMagdalena Maleeva3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jan 1997Hardcourt Championships, AustraliaTier IIIHardRussiaElena Likhovtseva6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win1–3Apr 1997Japan OpenTier IIIHardUnited StatesAmy Frazier4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–4Nov 1997Kremlin Cup, RussiaTier ICarpet (i)Czech RepublicJana Novotná3–6, 4–6
Win2–4Jan 1998Hardcourt Championships, AustraliaTier IIIHardVenezuelaMaría Vento-Kabchi7–5, 6–0
Win3–4Apr 1998Japan OpenTier IIIHardUnited StatesCorina Morariu6–3, 6–3
Loss3–5Oct 1999Japan OpenTier IIIHardUnited States Amy Frazier2–6, 2–6
Win4–5Mar 2003Scottsdale Classic, USTier IIHardBelgiumKim Clijsters3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win5–5Oct 2003Linz Open, AustriaTier IIHardRussiaNadia Petrova7–5, 6–4
Win6–5Jan 2004Hardcourt Championships, AustraliaTier IIIHardRussia Nadia Petrova1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss6–6Aug 2005Carlsbad Open, USTier IHardFranceMary Pierce0–6, 3–6
Loss6–7Oct 2006Korea OpenTier IVHardGreeceEleni Daniilidou3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 71 (38 titles, 33 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3-7)
Finals (0–2)
WTA 1000 (Tier I / Premier 5 / Premier M) (9-8)
WTA 500 (Tier II / Premier) (16-12)
WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV / International) (10-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (25-21)
Grass (4-4)
Clay (4-5)
Carpet (5-3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Apr 1994Japan OpenTier IIIHardJapanMami DonoshiroIndonesiaYayuk Basuki
JapanNana Miyagi
6–4, 6–1
Loss1.Nov 1994Surabaya Classic, IndonesiaTier IVHardJapanKyōko NagatsukaIndonesia Yayuk Basuki
IndonesiaRomana Tedjakusuma
w/o
Win2.Jan 1995Hobart International, AustraliaTier IVHardJapan Kyōko NagatsukaNetherlandsManon Bollegraf
LatviaLarisa Neiland
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss2.Apr 1995Japan OpenTier IIIHardJapan Kyōko NagatsukaJapanYuka Yoshida
JapanMiho Saeki
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win3.Apr 1996Japan OpenTier IIIHardJapanKimiko DateUnited StatesAmy Frazier
United StatesKimberly Po
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss3.May 1997Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceTier IIIClayRussiaElena LikhovtsevaCzech RepublicHelena Suková
BelarusNatasha Zvereva
1–6, 1–6
Win4.Sep 1997Princess Cup, JapanTier IIHardUnited StatesMonica SelesFranceJulie Halard-Decugis
United StatesChanda Rubin
6–1, 6–0
Win5.Jan 1998Hardcourt Championships, AustraliaTier IIIHardRussia Elena LikhovtsevaSouth KoreaPark Sung-hee
Chinese TaipeiWang Shi-ting
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win6.Oct 1998Luxembourg OpenTier IIICarpet (i)Russia Elena LikhovtsevaLatviaLarisa Neiland
UkraineElena Tatarkova
6–7, 6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win7.Nov 1998Leipzig Cup, GermanyTier IICarpet (i)Russia Elena LikhovtsevaNetherlands Manon Bollegraf
RomaniaIrina Spîrlea
6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Win8.Nov 1998Philadelphia Championships, USTier IICarpet (i)Russia Elena LikhovtsevaUnited States Monica Seles
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win9.Jan 1999Sydney International, AustraliaTier IIHardRussia Elena LikhovtsevaUnited StatesMary Joe Fernández
GermanyAnke Huber
6–3, 2–6, 6–0
Loss4.Feb 1999Paris Indoors, FranceTier IIHardRussia Elena LikhovtsevaRomania Irina Spîrlea
NetherlandsCaroline Vis
5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win10.May 1999Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceTier IIIClayRussia Elena LikhovtsevaFranceAlexandra Fusai
FranceNathalie Tauziat
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss5.Nov 1999Leipzig Cup, GermanyTier IICarpet (i)Russia Elena LikhovtsevaLatvia Larisa Neiland
FranceMary Pierce
4–6, 3–6
Win11.Jan 2000Sydney International, AustraliaTier IIHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisSwitzerlandMartina Hingis
France Mary Pierce
6–0, 6–3
Win12.Apr 2000Miami Open, United StatesTier IHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisUnited StatesNicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win13.Jun 2000Eastbourne International, UKTier IIGrassFrance Nathalie TauziatUnited StatesLisa Raymond
AustraliaRennae Stubbs
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss6.Jul 2000Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassFrance Julie Halard-DecugisUnited StatesSerena Williams
United StatesVenus Williams
3–6, 2–6
Loss7.Aug 2000Canadian OpenTier IHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisSwitzerland Martina Hingis
France Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win14.Aug 2000New Haven Open, USTier IIHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisSpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
ArgentinaPaola Suárez
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win15.Sep 2000US OpenGrand SlamHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisZimbabweCara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 1–6, 6–1
Win16.Oct 2000Princess Cup, JapanTier IIHardFrance Julie Halard-DecugisJapanNana Miyagi
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–0, 6–2
Loss8.Oct 2000Linz Open, AustriaTier IICarpet (i)France Nathalie TauziatFranceAmélie Mauresmo
United States Chanda Rubin
4–6, 4–6
Win17.Oct 2000Kremlin Cup, RussiaTier ICarpet (i)France Julie Halard-DecugisSwitzerland Martina Hingis
RussiaAnna Kournikova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)
Win18.Jan 2001Canberra International, AustraliaTier IIIHardUnited States Nicole ArendtSouth AfricaEsmé de Villiers
AustraliaAnnabel Ellwood
6–4, 7–6(2)
Win19.Mar 2001Indian Wells Masters, USTier IHardUnited States Nicole ArendtSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
Loss9.Jul 2001Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassBelgiumKim ClijstersUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 3–6
Loss10.Sep 2001Princess Cup, JapanTier IIHardBelgium Kim ClijstersZimbabwe Cara Black
South AfricaLiezel Huber
1–6, 3–6
Win20.Feb 2002U.S. National IndoorsTier IIIHardUkraine Elena TatarkovaUnited StatesMelissa Middleton
United StatesBrie Rippner
6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Loss11.Aug 2002San Diego Open, USTier IIHardSlovakiaDaniela HantuchováRussiaElena Dementieva
SlovakiaJanette Husárová
2–6, 4–6
Loss12.Aug 2002LA Championships, USTier IIHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováBelgium Kim Clijsters
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaJelena Dokić
3–6, 3–6
Loss13.Aug 2002Canadian OpenTier IHardJapanRika FujiwaraSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss14.Sep 2002China OpenTier IVHardJapan Rika FujiwaraRussia Anna Kournikova
Chinese TaipeiJanet Lee
5–7, 3–6
Loss15.Oct 2002Linz Open, AustriaTier IICarpet (i)Japan Rika FujiwaraAustralia Jelena Dokic
RussiaNadia Petrova
3–6, 2–6
Win21.Jan 2003Sydney International, AustraliaTier IIHardBelgium Kim ClijstersSpainConchita Martínez
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–3
Win22.Feb 2003Antwerp Games, BelgiumTier IICarpet (i)Belgium Kim ClijstersFranceNathalie Dechy
FranceÉmilie Loit
6–2, 6–0
Win23.Mar 2003Scottsdale Classic, USTier IIHardBelgium Kim ClijstersUnited StatesLindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
6–1, 6–4
Loss16.Mar 2003Indian Wells Open, USTier IHardBelgium Kim ClijstersUnited States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss17.May 2003German OpenTier IClayBelgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win24.Jun 2003French OpenGrand SlamClayBelgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7
Win25.Jul 2003Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassBelgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
Win26.Aug 2003San Diego Open, U.S.Tier IIHardBelgium Kim ClijstersUnited States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 7–5
Loss18.Sep 2003China OpenTier IIHardThailandTamarine TanasugarnFranceÉmilie Loit
AustraliaNicole Pratt
3–6, 3–6
Win27.Oct 2003Zurich Open, SwitzerlandTier IHard (i)Belgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
7–6(3), 6–2
Win28.Oct 2003Linz Open, AustriaTier IIHard (i)South Africa Liezel HuberFranceMarion Bartoli
ItalySilvia Farina Elia
6–1, 7–6(6)
Loss19.Nov 2003WTA Finals, Los AngelesTour FinalsHard (i)Belgium Kim ClijstersSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss20.Jul 2004Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassSouth Africa Liezel HuberZimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win29.Aug 2004Canadian OpenTier IHardJapanShinobu AsagoeSouth Africa Liezel Huber
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–0, 6–3
Win30.Sep 2004Bali Classic, IndonesiaTier IIIHardRussiaAnastasia MyskinaRussiaSvetlana Kuznetsova
SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 7–5
Loss21.Jan 2005Sydney International, AustraliaTier IIHardRussia Elena DementievaAustraliaBryanne Stewart
AustraliaSamantha Stosur
w/o
Win31.Jun 2005Birmingham Classic, UKTier IIIGrassSlovakia Daniela HantuchováGreeceEleni Daniilidou
United StatesJennifer Russell
6–2, 6–3
Loss22.Aug 2005San Diego Open, USTier IHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováSpain Conchita Martínez
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
7–6(7), 1–6, 5–7
Loss23.Oct 2005Zurich Open, SwitzerlandTier IHard (i)Slovakia Daniela HantuchováZimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–6(6), 6–7(4), 3–6
Win32.Mar 2006Qatar Ladies OpenTier IIHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováChinaLi Ting
ChinaSun Tiantian
6–4, 6–4
Win33.May 2006Italian OpenTier IClaySlovakia Daniela HantuchováCzech RepublicKvěta Peschke
ItalyFrancesca Schiavone
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss24.Jun 2006French OpenGrand SlamClaySlovakia Daniela HantuchováUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
3–6, 2–6
Loss25.Aug 2006LA Championships, USTier IIHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
3–6, 4–6
Loss26.May 2007French OpenGrand SlamClaySloveniaKatarina SrebotnikAustraliaAlicia Molik
ItalyMara Santangelo
6–7, 4–6
Loss27.Jun 2007Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrassSlovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win34.Aug 2007Canadian OpenTier IHardSlovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss28.Oct 2007Linz Open, AustriaTier IIHardSlovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss29.Nov 2007WTA Tour Championships, MadridTour FinalsHard (i)Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss30.Feb 2008Antwerp Games, BelgiumTier IIHard (i)Czech Republic Květa PeschkeZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
1–6, 3–6
Win35.Apr 2008Miami Open, USTier IHardSlovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Win36.Apr 2008Charleston Open, USTier IClaySlovenia Katarina SrebotnikRomaniaEdina Gallovits
BelarusOlga Govortsova
6–2, 6–2
Win37.Oct 2008Linz Open, AustriaTier IIHard (i)Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikZimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–4, 7–5
Loss31.Jan 2009Australian OpenGrand SlamHardSlovakia Daniela HantuchováUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
3–6, 3–6
Loss32.May 2009Italian OpenPremier 5ClaySlovakia Daniela HantuchováChinese TaipeiHsieh Su-wei
ChinaPeng Shuai
5–7, 6–7(5)
Win38.Jun 2009Eastbourne International, UKPremierGrassUzbekistanAkgul AmanmuradovaAustralia Samantha Stosur
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–3
Loss33.Oct 2009Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremier 5Hard (i)Slovakia Daniela HantuchováRussiaAlisa Kleybanova
Italy Francesca Schiavone
4–6, 2–6

ITF finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

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ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.19 July 1992ITF Evansville, United StatesHardCroatiaIva Majoli3–6, 1–6
Win2.20 July 1992ITF Roanoke, United StatesHardBelarusTatiana Ignatieva6–2, 3–2 ret.
Loss3.19 July 1993ITF St. Simons, United StatesClayJapanHiromi Nagano1–6, 1–6

Doubles (4–1)

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ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.10 February 1992ITF Bangkok, ThailandHardJapanMami DonoshiroChina Huang Qian
China Yang Li-hua
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss2.17 February 1992ITF Bandung, IndonesiaHardJapan Mami DonoshiroChinaChen Li
ChinaYi Jingqian
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win3.26 June 1993ITF Roanoke, United StatesHardJapan Yoshiko SasanoSouth AfricaMareze Joubert
CanadaVanessa Webb
6–4, 6–3
Win4.21 August 1994ITF Fayetteville, United StatesHardJapanYuka YoshidaUnited StatesAndrea Leand
United StatesEleni Rossides
6–4, 7–5
Win5.6 May 2007Kangaroo Cup, JapanCarpetJapanAyumi MoritaJapanKumiko Iijima
JapanSeiko Okamoto
6–1, 3–6, 6–0

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009W–L
Australian OpenAQ3Q11R3R2R4R1RQF1R3R2R2R1R1R2R3R3R19–15
French OpenAQ1A4R1R2R2R2R4R1R2R4R2R1R2R3R2R1R18–15
WimbledonA1R1R1R4R1R1R2R2R3R3R4RQF1R4R3R3R3R25–17
US OpenQ1A1R2R2R2R2R3R2R2R2R4R4R3R3R2R3R1R22–16
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian WellsNot Tier I3R2R3R3R3R4R4R4RAA4R4R3R2R19–12
MiamiAA1R1R4R3R3RA3R2R3R3R2R3RQF3R4R2R18–16
MadridNot Held1R0–1
BeijingNot HeldNot Tier IA0–0
Premier 5 tournaments
DubaiNot HeldNot Tier I1R0–1
RomeAAAAA1R1R1R2R1R3RSF3R3R2R2R1R1R11–13
CincinnatiNot HeldNot Tier I1R0–1
Toronto/MontréalAAAAA2R3R3R1R2R3RA3R2R3R1RQF2R15–12
TokyoNH1R1R1R2R2RQF2R1RQF1R2RQF1R1RQF1R1R20–18
Former Tier I tournaments
MoscowNHNot Tier IF1RQF2RAAA1RAAAANM57–5
CharlestonAAAAA2R1RAA1R2RAA3RAA2R5–6
ZürichNT1AAAA2R1R1R1RA1R2RQF1R2RQ3NTINot
Held
20–17
San DiegoNot Tier IQFF1R3RNTI9–4
DohaNot HeldNot Tier I3R2–1
BerlinAAAA1R1RQF1R1R2RA1R3R1R1RAA5–10
Career statistics
Tournaments played4811171926232325252726242725232419376
Finals reached00110321000211100013
Tournaments won0000012000021000006
Overall win–loss1–43–89–1114–1724–2132–2837–2129–2422–2628–2537–2748–2633–2531–2730–2522–2527–269–22436–388
Year-end ranking180142724632201824333024101730263831N/AN/A

Doubles

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Tournament19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009SRW–L
Australian Open1RA2R2R1RQF2RQFSF3RQFSF3R3RQF2RF0 / 1635–16
French OpenAA2R2R2R3RQFSF3RSFW1R2RFF2R3R1 / 1538–14
WimbledonQ21R1R1R1R3R2RFF3RWFQF1RF2R2R1 / 1436–15
US OpenA2R3R1R2R1RWA1R2RSF3R2RQFSF3R1 / 1127–13
Year-end championships
WTA FinalsAAAAAQFQFQFASFFAAAFSFA0 / 73–7
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian WellsNot Tier I2RQFQF2RW2RFAAQF1RSF1R1 / 1121–10
MiamiAAQF2R1RQFAW1R1RQFQF1RQF1RW1R2 / 1420–12
MadridNot HeldQF0 / 12–1
BeijingNot HeldNot Tier IA0 / 00–0
Premier 5 tournaments
DubaiNot HeldNot Tier IA0 / 00–0
RomeAAAA1R2R2RQFQFQFA2RQFW2R2RF1 / 1214–11
CincinnatiNot HeldNot Tier IQF0 / 11–1
Toronto/MontréalAAAA2R2RQFFQFFAWSFQFWQFSF2 / 1228–10
TokyoQF1R1R1R1RSFQF1RSF1RSFQFSFQF1R1RF0 / 1715–16
Former Tier I tournaments
MoscowNot Tier ISF1RSFWAAASFAAAANM50 / 510–4
CharlestonAAAA2R1RAAA1RAA2RAAW1 / 55–4
ZürichAAAA1RQFQF1RA1RWASFQFSFNTINot
Held
1 / 911–8
San DiegoNot Tier I1RFQFSFNTI0 / 47–4
DohaNot HeldNot Tier ISF0 / 12–1
BerlinAAA2RQF2RQFAAFASFQFQFAA0 / 813–8
PhiladelphiaAA1RTier IInot heldT IInot held0 / 10–1
Career statistics
Tournaments played1112161423222325172622192321212117333
Finals reached022124310461434454413
Tournaments won0111142721821213138
Overall win–loss8–1016–918–1511–1223–2238–1831–2159–1735–1540–2459–1236–1635–2037–1838–1940–1729–15566–295
Year-end ranking208534577251316291239141266No. 1

Mixed doubles

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Tournament1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008W–L
Australian OpenAAA2RA2RA2RAA2RAA4–4
French Open3RAAQFSF1RAAA1RA1RA9–6
Wimbledon1RAA2RAQFAASFA1RAQF11–6
US OpenAAAW1RSFAA2RQFAA1R11–5

WTA Tour career earnings

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YearGrand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($)Money list rank
1992–94000132,587n/a
1995000154,31637
1996000160,07743
1997011307,83726
1998022377,72819
1999000405,14824
2000000729,63512
2001000436,42726
2002000416,40826
20030221,254,2837
2004011736,35417
2005000495,59225
2006000595,062[permanent dead link]25[permanent dead link]
2007000691,897[permanent dead link]21[permanent dead link]
2008000757,201[permanent dead link]18[permanent dead link]
2009000477,57444
Career0668,128,12627

References

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  1. ^"Sony Ericsson WTA Tour News". Archived fromthe original on October 5, 2008. RetrievedNovember 26, 2008.
  2. ^"Daniilidou wins the Korea Open". UPI. RetrievedAugust 7, 2025.
  3. ^Women's Tennis Association (November 11, 2007)."Black, Huber Enjoy Season-Ending Glory in Madrid". Women's Tennis Association. Archived fromthe original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved2007-11-11.
  4. ^Emotional Day 1 in TokyoArchived September 29, 2009, at theWayback Machine Sony Ericsson WTA Tour official website, posted September 27, 2009

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