Ai Sugiyama
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Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975) is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA 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 three Grand Slam titles (one with Julie Halard-Decugis and two partnering Kim Clijsters), and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title (partnering Mahesh 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 by Roger Federer at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Kanagawa |
Born | (1975-07-05) July 5, 1975 (age 48) Yokohama, Japan |
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 (54.0%) |
Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (February 9, 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 (65.7%) |
Career titles | 38 WTA, 4 ITF |
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) |
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) |