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| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (age 50) |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | October 1992 |
| Retired | October 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $8,128,126 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 492–419 |
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (9 February 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2000) |
| French Open | 4R (1995,2000,2003) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) |
| US Open | 4R (2003,2004) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2003) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 566–295 |
| Career titles | 38 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (23 October 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2009) |
| French Open | W (2003) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003) |
| US Open | W (2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2003,2007) |
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 35–21 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999,2001,2003,2006) |
| French Open | SF (2000) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2004) |
| US Open | W (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]
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.
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.
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]
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]

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.

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]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2000 | US Open | Hard | 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 2001 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2003 | French Open | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7 | ||
| Win | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2004 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 2006 | French Open | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2007 | French Open(2) | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2007 | Wimbledon(4) | Grass | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1999 | US Open | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2003 | Los Angeles | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 2007 | Madrid | Hard (i) | 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2004 | Athens | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1994 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Tier IV | Hard | 6–2, 0–6, ret. | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1995 | Silicon Valley Classic, US | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 1997 | Hardcourt Championships, Australia | Tier III | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 1997 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 1997 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | Jan 1998 | Hardcourt Championships, Australia | Tier III | Hard | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 1998 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1999 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 2003 | Scottsdale Classic, US | Tier II | Hard | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2003 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2004 | Hardcourt Championships, Australia | Tier III | Hard | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Aug 2005 | Carlsbad Open, US | Tier I | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2006 | Korea Open | Tier IV | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7) |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Apr 1994 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 1. | Nov 1994 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Tier IV | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 2. | Jan 1995 | Hobart International, Australia | Tier IV | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1995 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 | ||
| Win | 3. | Apr 1996 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3. | May 1997 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Tier III | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 4. | Sep 1997 | Princess Cup, Japan | Tier II | Hard | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 5. | Jan 1998 | Hardcourt Championships, Australia | Tier III | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6. | Oct 1998 | Luxembourg Open | Tier III | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 6–3, 2–0 ret. | ||
| Win | 7. | Nov 1998 | Leipzig Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8. | Nov 1998 | Philadelphia Championships, US | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 9. | Jan 1999 | Sydney International, Australia | Tier II | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 4. | Feb 1999 | Paris Indoors, France | Tier II | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 10. | May 1999 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Tier III | Clay | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 5. | Nov 1999 | Leipzig Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 11. | Jan 2000 | Sydney International, Australia | Tier II | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12. | Apr 2000 | Miami Open, United States | Tier I | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 13. | Jun 2000 | Eastbourne International, UK | Tier II | Grass | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) | ||
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2000 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 7. | Aug 2000 | Canadian Open | Tier I | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 14. | Aug 2000 | New Haven Open, US | Tier II | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15. | Sep 2000 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 16. | Oct 2000 | Princess Cup, Japan | Tier II | Hard | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2000 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 17. | Oct 2000 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(5) | ||
| Win | 18. | Jan 2001 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier III | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(2) | ||
| Win | 19. | Mar 2001 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Tier I | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9. | Jul 2001 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 10. | Sep 2001 | Princess Cup, Japan | Tier II | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 20. | Feb 2002 | U.S. National Indoors | Tier III | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 11. | Aug 2002 | San Diego Open, US | Tier II | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12. | Aug 2002 | LA Championships, US | Tier II | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 13. | Aug 2002 | Canadian Open | Tier I | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 14. | Sep 2002 | China Open | Tier IV | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 15. | Oct 2002 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 21. | Jan 2003 | Sydney International, Australia | Tier II | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 22. | Feb 2003 | Antwerp Games, Belgium | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 23. | Mar 2003 | Scottsdale Classic, US | Tier II | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 16. | Mar 2003 | Indian Wells Open, US | Tier I | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 17. | May 2003 | German Open | Tier I | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 24. | Jun 2003 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7 | ||
| Win | 25. | Jul 2003 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 26. | Aug 2003 | San Diego Open, U.S. | Tier II | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 18. | Sep 2003 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 27. | Oct 2003 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Tier I | Hard (i) | 7–6(3), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 28. | Oct 2003 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Hard (i) | 6–1, 7–6(6) | ||
| Loss | 19. | Nov 2003 | WTA Finals, Los Angeles | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 20. | Jul 2004 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 3–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 29. | Aug 2004 | Canadian Open | Tier I | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 30. | Sep 2004 | Bali Classic, Indonesia | Tier III | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 21. | Jan 2005 | Sydney International, Australia | Tier II | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 31. | Jun 2005 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Tier III | Grass | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 22. | Aug 2005 | San Diego Open, US | Tier I | Hard | 7–6(7), 1–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 23. | Oct 2005 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Tier I | Hard (i) | 7–6(6), 6–7(4), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 32. | Mar 2006 | Qatar Ladies Open | Tier II | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 33. | May 2006 | Italian Open | Tier I | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 24. | Jun 2006 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 25. | Aug 2006 | LA Championships, US | Tier II | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 26. | May 2007 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 27. | Jun 2007 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 34. | Aug 2007 | Canadian Open | Tier I | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 28. | Oct 2007 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 29. | Nov 2007 | WTA Tour Championships, Madrid | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 30. | Feb 2008 | Antwerp Games, Belgium | Tier II | Hard (i) | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 35. | Apr 2008 | Miami Open, US | Tier I | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 36. | Apr 2008 | Charleston Open, US | Tier I | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 37. | Oct 2008 | Linz Open, Austria | Tier II | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 31. | Jan 2009 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 32. | May 2009 | Italian Open | Premier 5 | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 38. | Jun 2009 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 33. | Oct 2009 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier 5 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 19 July 1992 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 20 July 1992 | ITF Roanoke, United States | Hard | 6–2, 3–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 3. | 19 July 1993 | ITF St. Simons, United States | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 10 February 1992 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 17 February 1992 | ITF Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3. | 26 June 1993 | ITF Roanoke, United States | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4. | 21 August 1994 | ITF Fayetteville, United States | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 5. | 6 May 2007 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Carpet | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 19–15 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 18–15 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 4R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 25–17 |
| US Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 22–16 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not Tier I | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | A | A | 4R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 19–12 | |||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 4R | 2R | 18–16 |
| Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 11–13 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Toronto/Montréal | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 15–12 |
| Tokyo | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 20–18 |
| Former Tier I tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moscow | NH | Not Tier I | F | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | NM5 | 7–5 | |||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 5–6 | |
| Zürich | NT1 | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | Q3 | NTI | Not Held | 20–17 |
| San Diego | Not Tier I | QF | F | 1R | 3R | NTI | 9–4 | ||||||||||||
| Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | 3R | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 5–10 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 376 |
| 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 | 1–4 | 3–8 | 9–11 | 14–17 | 24–21 | 32–28 | 37–21 | 29–24 | 22–26 | 28–25 | 37–27 | 48–26 | 33–25 | 31–27 | 30–25 | 22–25 | 27–26 | 9–22 | 436–388 |
| Year-end ranking | 180 | 142 | 72 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 31 | N/A | N/A |
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | F | 0 / 16 | 35–16 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | SF | W | 1R | 2R | F | F | 2R | 3R | 1 / 15 | 38–14 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | F | 3R | W | F | QF | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | 1 / 14 | 36–15 |
| US Open | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | – | 1R | W | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | 1 / 11 | 27–13 |
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | QF | A | SF | F | A | A | A | F | SF | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | F | 0 / 17 | 15–16 |
| Former Tier I tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | A | SF | QF | SF | NTI | Not Held | 1 / 9 | 11–8 |
| 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 | |
| Philadelphia | A | A | 1R | Tier II | not held | T II | not held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 208 | 53 | 45 | 77 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | No. 1 | |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 4–4 |
| French Open | 3R | A | A | QF | SF | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 9–6 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | QF | A | A | SF | A | 1R | A | QF | 11–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | W | 1R | SF | A | A | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | 11–5 |
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132,587 | n/a |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154,316 | 37 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160,077 | 43 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 307,837 | 26 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 377,728 | 19 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 405,148 | 24 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729,635 | 12 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 436,427 | 26 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416,408 | 26 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1,254,283 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 736,354 | 17 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495,592 | 25 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 595,062[permanent dead link] | 25[permanent dead link] |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 691,897[permanent dead link] | 21[permanent dead link] |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 757,201[permanent dead link] | 18[permanent dead link] |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477,574 | 44 |
| Career | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8,128,126 | 27 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1999 | Succeeded by |