Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama delivers a speech during the awards ceremony of the women's doubles final against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian player Francesca Schiavone in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (C) delivers a speech during an award ceremony of the women's doubles final against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian player Francesca Schiavone in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama delivers a speech during the awards ceremony of the women's doubles final against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian player Francesca Schiavone in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (2nd L) smiles as she shakes hands with players Alisa Kleybanova of Russia (R), Francesca Schiavone (2nd R) of Italy, and Daniela Hantuchova (L) of Slovakia at the end of their women's doubles final of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama of Japan (R) and Daniela Hantuchova (L) of Slovakia play in the women's doubles final aginast Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian player Francesca Schiavone at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (front C) recieves an autograph request from Italian player Francesca Schiavone (L) as Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia (R) rests following the women's doubles final in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. At right is Slovakian. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (front L) and her Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova (front R) are surrounded by photographers after the women's doubles final against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian Francesca Schiavone in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (front L) and her Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova (front R) are surrounded by photographers after the women's doubles final against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Italian Francesca Schiavone in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 3, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Retiring Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (L) and her Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova celebrate their win over Argentina's Gisela Dulko and Russia's Nadia Petrova in the women's doubles semi-final match at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 2, 2009. Sugiyama and Hantuchova won the match 7-6, 7-5. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Ai Sugiyama hits a return as she plays in the women's doubles quarter-final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, against Spanish pair Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 1, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Ai Sugiyama (R) hits a return as she plays in the women's doubles quarter-final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova (L) of Slovakia, against Spanish pair Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 1, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Ai Sugiyama (L) pauses as she plays in the women's doubles quarter-final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova (R) of Slovakia, against Spanish pair Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 1, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Ai Sugiyama gestures as she plays in the women's doubles quarter-final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, against Spanish pair Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 1, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Ai Sugiyama hits a return as she plays in the women's doubles quarter-final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, against Spanish pair Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 1, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama (L) of Japan put her stomach during the first round match against Nadia Petrova of Russia in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match with an injury during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama (L) of Japan wipes wipes her face beside a trainer during a break in her first round match against Nadia Petrova of Russia in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match with an injury during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama (lower L) of Japan talks with Nadia Petrova (lower R) of Russia and a trainer (lower C) following her withdrawal during the first round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match by injury during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama (R) of Japan leaves center court following her withdrawal of the match against Nadia Petrova of Russia during the first round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match by injury during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama of Japan waves to the crowd following her withdrawal of the match against Nadia Petrova of Russia during the first round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match by injury during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Sugiyama of Japan returns the ball against Nadia Petrova of Russia during the first round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Sugiyama, who will retire after the tournament, withdrew from the match injured during the second set. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)