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Miho Saeki

JPN Age 50 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1995–2005

Miho Saeki represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 56. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 26–57 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
56 (Jun 8, 1998)
Elo peak
1580 (31st percentile)
Singles record
26–57 (31.3%)
Singles titles
0
Prize money
$600,516

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Miho Saeki's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Saori Obata #173 0-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Feb 4, 2005* R32 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Maria Sharapova #8 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 1, 2004* R16 Korea Open Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Sunitha Rao #237 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) W H2H Match data Sep 30, 2004* R32 Korea Open Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Els Callens #78 3-6 6-4 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 30, 2003* R32 Quebec City Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Zi Yan #215 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 2, 2003* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Miho Saeki's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Magui Serna 2 2 4 Mar 10, 1999 H2H
Jill Craybas 1 2 3 Oct 3, 2002 H2H
Els Callens 0 2 2 Oct 30, 2003 H2H
Tatiana Panova 1 1 2 Sep 23, 1999 H2H
Kimberly Po Messerli 0 2 2 Apr 15, 1999 H2H

Career Results

Miho Saeki career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1995190220.0%453234
199620371030.0%221120
1997215121729.4%11676
1998229152437.5%7289
1999236111735.3%89119
2001250220.0%551179
20022624633.3%179201
2003270220.0%201256
20042811250.0%256260
2005290110.0%260210
Career26578331.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Miho Saeki career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199519 0110.0%————————0110.0% 0220.0%
199620 371030.0%———————————— 371030.0%
199721 591435.7%0110.0%0220.0%———— 5121729.4%
199822 5101533.3%22450.0%0220.0%21366.7% 9152437.5%
199923 571241.7%0220.0%11250.0%0110.0% 6111735.3%
200125 0220.0%———————————— 0220.0%
200226 23540.0%————0110.0%———— 24633.3%
200327 0110.0%————————0110.0% 0220.0%
200428 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
200529 ————————————0110.0% 0110.0%
Career—21416233.9%25728.6%16714.3%25728.6%26578331.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Miho Saeki career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199519 00——0110.0%00——0110.0% 0220.0%
199620 00——00——0440.0%31475.0% 35837.5%
199721 0220.0%12333.3%34742.9%13425.0% 5111631.2%
199822 0110.0%0330.0%581338.5%42666.7% 9142339.1%
199923 0220.0%13425.0%42666.7%12333.3% 691540.0%
200125 00——00——0220.0%00—— 0220.0%
200226 00——0110.0%23540.0%00—— 24633.3%
200327 00——00——0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
200428 0110.0%00——00——101100.0% 11250.0%
200529 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
Career 0660.0%2101216.7%14243836.8%10112147.6% 26517733.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 77/83 (92.8%) of Miho Saeki's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Miho Saeki advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1995 19 1480 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.09
1996 20 1487 103.2 — — — — +21 — — 31.8% -1.59 1–1 2–0 — +0.13
1997 21 1489 122.4 — — — — +41 — — 38.1% -0.95 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 98.6 +0.43
1998 22 1513 115.8 — — — — +31 +52 — 39.3% -0.88 3–5 (38%) 3–4 (43%) 98.6 +0.99
1999 23 1525 118.9 — — — — +30 — — 42.5% -0.47 1–5 (17%) 3–1 (75%) 99.7 +0.08
2001 25 1500 98.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.22
2002 26 1500 91.2 — — — — +3 — — 30.8% -1.39 1–0 0–3 (0%) — -0.20
2003 27 1474 98.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.02
2004 28 1489 102.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — -0.17
2005 29 1472 89.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.25
Career 1580 114.0 — — — — +29 +52 — 36.4% -1.06 9–20 (31%) 13–13 (50%) 95.9 +1.95

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Miho Saeki Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199721 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
199822 R64R32R128R64 4–4 (50%)
199923 R64R128R64— 2–3 (40%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
2–3
(40%)
1–3
(25%)
1–2
(33%)
6–11
(35%)

WTA 1000

Miho Saeki WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWPANCANKEYPAN W-L
Win %
199721 ——R32R64— 2–2 (50%)
199822 ———R64QF 3–2 (60%)
199923 R32——R64R32 2–3 (40%)
200529 —R32——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
7–8
(47%)

WTA 500

Miho Saeki WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge MANSTATOY W-L
Win %
199620 R64—R32 0–2 (0%)
199721 ——R16 1–1 (50%)
199822 —R32R32 0–2 (0%)
199923 ——R32 0–1 (0%)
200125 ——R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–5
(17%)
1–7
(12%)

WTA 250

Miho Saeki WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBEIKORSHAJAPBELBIRBOSHOBJAKNAGOKLPATQUESTRSUR W-L
Win %
199519 ————R32—————R32————— 0–2 (0%)
199620 —R32——R32————R32——QF——R16 3–5 (38%)
199721 ————R16—R64—R32———R32——R16 2–5 (29%)
199822 R32———R32—R64R32———R16R16—R32— 2–7 (22%)
199923 R16———R32R32—————R16———— 2–4 (33%)
200125 ————R32——————————— 0–1 (0%)
200226 R32——QFR32—R64————————— 2–4 (33%)
200327 ————R32————————R32—— 0–2 (0%)
200428 ——R16————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–8
(11%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
12–31
(28%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
56
Career-high date
Jun 8, 1998
First Top 100
Mar 31, 1997
First Top 50
—
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Miho Saeki ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199418594564564524494473479—502453451451
199519431382367333310303273249258242236234
199620213208194199203182145145134142128120
1997211121111009292891178882727576
199822846261636658628081898889
19992380106879195116115112115119121119
200024152174296307313323518532————
200125—450372301304291280228181175179179
200226166176183195199194176187186198199201
200327208214214218212212200209282260275256
200428255242234208216186248250258254249260
200529258266268338343418431224224262211210
200630182176179175167170178246239232279279
200731312312328380416426541599616697881884
200832884———————————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Miho Saeki's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Brie Rippner USA #57 1,650 53 17 36 32.1% $382,708 0 0 0 1995–2002 Rivalries Match log
Tatiana Poutchek BLR #55 1,625 152 51 101 33.6% $1,366,302 0 0 0 1995–2010 Rivalries Match log
Amelie Cocheteux FRA #55 1,583 81 28 53 34.6% $422,851 0 0 0 1995–2000 Rivalries Match log
Annabel Ellwood AUS #57 1,573 72 18 54 25.0% $519,219 0 0 0 1995–2002 Rivalries Match log
Marissa Irvin USA #51 1,604 117 37 80 31.6% $779,749 0 0 0 1998–2005 Rivalries Match log
Yuka Yoshida JPN #52 1,625 103 39 64 37.9% $669,605 0 0 0 1993–2005 Rivalries Match log
Samantha Reeves USA #62 1,629 89 30 59 33.7% $713,714 0 0 0 1998–2004 Rivalries Match log
Evie Dominikovic AUS #64 1,563 85 27 58 31.8% $638,461 0 0 0 1997–2005 Rivalries Match log
Jennifer Hopkins USA #52 1,633 108 37 71 34.3% $644,372 0 0 0 1999–2005 Rivalries Match log
Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK #59 1,615 71 27 44 38.0% $366,913 0 0 0 2001–2005 Rivalries Match log
Rossana De Los Ríos PAR #51 1,622 184 64 120 34.8% $1,077,550 0 0 0 1991–2010 Rivalries Match log
Francesca Lubiani ITA #58 1,646 78 27 51 34.6% $421,264 0 0 0 1994–2000 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Miho Saeki?
Miho Saeki is 50 years old, born on March 18, 1976.
Which country does Miho Saeki represent?
Miho Saeki represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Miho Saeki?
Miho Saeki is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Miho Saeki use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Miho Saeki uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Miho Saeki left-handed or right-handed?
Miho Saeki plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Miho Saeki won?
Miho Saeki has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Miho Saeki won?
TennisDB does not group any of Miho Saeki's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Miho Saeki's highest WTA ranking?
Miho Saeki's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 56, first achieved on June 8, 1998.
What is Miho Saeki's career win-loss record?
Miho Saeki has a career WTA singles record of 26 wins and 57 losses (31.3%).
How much career prize money has Miho Saeki earned?
Miho Saeki has earned at least $600,516 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Miho Saeki's career appear in TennisDB?
Miho Saeki appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1995 through 2005.
On which surface does Miho Saeki have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Miho Saeki's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 33.9% (21–41).
Who has Miho Saeki faced most often?
Miho Saeki's most frequent opponent is Magui Serna, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.