 | Ai Sugiyama | Martina Navratilova |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai?, born July 5, 1975, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1992. In her career so far, she has won 6 singles titles and 34 doubles titles, including three Grand Slam | Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."[1] T |
| Country | Japan | United States |
| Residence | Yokohama, Japan | Nokomis, Florida |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1975 (1975-07-05) (age 32) | October 18, 1956 (1956-10-18) (age 51) |
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4.25 in) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | 66 kg (145 lb) |
| Turned Pro | October, 1992 | 1975 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | Left; One-handed backhand |
| Career Prize Money | US$6,296,674 | US$21,400,871 (3rd in all-time rankings) |
| Career record | 439-350 | 1440-213 |
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF | 167 (all-time record for men or women) |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (February 9, 2004) | No. 1 (July 10, 1978) |
| Australian Open | QF (2000) | W (1981, 1983, 1985) |
| French Open | 4r (1995, 2000, '03) | W (1982, 1984) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) | W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990) |
| U.S. Open | 4r (2003, '04) | W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987) |
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