R16 Pan Pacific Open 1996

Naoko Sawamatsu #21 def. Kimiko Date #6

7-5 3-6 6-4

Naoko Sawamatsu defeated Kimiko Date 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the 1996 Pan Pacific Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 1996*
Tournament: Pan Pacific Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Naoko Sawamatsu	Kimiko Date
Country	JPN	JPN
Birth date	Mar 23, 1973	Sep 28, 1970
Age	22	25
Height	167 cm	163 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	6
Ranking points (entering)	55	153
Elo (entering)	1,876	2,006
Current career W-L	183–129	245–190
Current career earnings	$1,107,264	$3,988,378

Pre-match H2H

Naoko Sawamatsu #21 2 – 5 Kimiko Date #6

Path

Naoko Sawamatsu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Joannette Kruger #27	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1996	R32

Naoko Sawamatsu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martina Hingis #17	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 1996	QF

Kimiko Date's path

No prior matches in this tournament.