R16 Japan Women's Open 1996

Naoko Kijimuta #72 def. Nana Smith #108

2-6 6-4 6-2

Naoko Kijimuta defeated Nana Smith 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the 1996 Japan Women's Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 19, 1996*
Tournament: Japan Women's Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Naoko Kijimuta	Nana Smith
Country	JPN	JPN
Birth date	Mar 26, 1972	Apr 10, 1971
Age	24	25
Height	164 cm	163 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	72	108
Ranking points (entering)	20	13
Elo (entering)	1,595	1,636
Current career W-L	37–57	65–114
Current career earnings	$499,278	$1,234,067

Pre-match H2H

Naoko Kijimuta #72 0 – 0 Nana Smith #108

Path

Naoko Kijimuta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petra Kamstra #93	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1996	R32

Naoko Kijimuta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Corina Morariu #164	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1996	QF

Nana Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sabine Appelmans #20	7-6 4-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1996	R32