Based on good processing property of two-dimentional ultrasonic vibration assisted grinding (TUVAG), phase transformation in the grinding surface of nanozirconia toughened alumina ceramics (ZTA ceramics) is studied by XRD analysis. Experimental results show different processing method and grinding depth may lead to surface phase transformation of ZTA ceramics. Under the same grinding parameters, phase transformation ratio of grinding surface under TUVAG is higher than that under diamond grinding (DG), and its phase transformation ratio increases with the increasing of grinding depth. Phase transformation ratio can effectively inhibit generation and expansion of microcracks of grinding surface.