Ai Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama
杉山愛
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKanagawa
Born (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 49)
Yokohama
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 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]

  1. ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour News". Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.