 | Ai Sugiyama | Rod Laver |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE (born August 9, 1938, in Rockhampton, Australia) is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years. He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four of te |
| Country | Japan | Australia |
| Residence | Yokohama, Japan | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1975 (1975-07-05) (age 32) | August 9, 1938 (1938-08-09) (age 69) |
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4.25 in) | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned Pro | October, 1992 | 1962 (Started playing in 1956) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | Left-handed |
| Career Prize Money | US$6,296,674 | US$1,564,213 |
| Career record | 439-350 | 392 - 99 (79.8%) in the Open era as recorded by the ATP |
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 1 ITF | at least 184 including 39 listed by the ATP |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (February 9, 2004) | 1 |
| Australian Open | QF (2000) | W ('60, '62, '69) |
| French Open | 4r (1995, 2000, '03) | W ('62, '69) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) | W ('61, '62, '68, '69) |
| U.S. Open | 4r (2003, '04) | W ('62, '69) |
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