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Ai Sugiyama was born on July 5, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a tennis player. That puts Ai Sugiyama at 51 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Shonan Institute of Technology High School. The listed height is 163 cm.
My Take
Ai Sugiyama redrew the ceiling for Japanese tennis, and she did it without much noise. Born in Yokohama in 1975, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in February 2004 and climbed all the way to world No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Very few players from any country manage both a top-ten singles ranking and the doubles summit. The doubles achievement is the one I keep coming back to. Doubles rewards court sense, communication and the nerve to close at the net — qualities that don't produce highlight reels but do separate professionals from great ones. Nothing about her game was built on overwhelming power; it was built on reading points and refusing to disappear from the tour season after season. She is retired now, but her run remains the benchmark that later Japanese players are measured against, and the durability behind it is the part that is hardest to copy.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ai Sugiyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 杉山愛
- Reading
- すぎやま あい
- Born
- July 5, 1975 (age 51)
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 163 cm
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Shonan Institute of Technology High School
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.ai-sugiyama.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai%20Sugiyama
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E5%B1%B1%E6%84%9B
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229100
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ai Sugiyama born?
Ai Sugiyama was born on July 5, 1975 and is 51 years old.
Where is Ai Sugiyama from?
Ai Sugiyama is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Ai Sugiyama do?
Ai Sugiyama works as tennis player.
How tall is Ai Sugiyama?
Ai Sugiyama is 163 cm tall.
Which high school did Ai Sugiyama attend?
Ai Sugiyama attended Shonan Institute of Technology High School.
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