Etsuko Inoue
Peak ranking
26 (Mar 14, 1988)
Elo peak
1803 (75.3%ile)
Career record
120–132 (47.6%)
Career titles
2
Prize money
$292,859
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1990* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Elna Reinach #87 | 0-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 20, 1990* | Eastbourne | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Rosalyn Fairbank #16 | 1-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 15, 1990* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R16 | Grass | Anne Smith | 1-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 14, 1990* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R32 | Grass | Louise Field #108 | 1-6 7-5 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 13, 1990* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Andrea Leand #124 | 6-2 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Minter | 3 | 5 | 8 | Feb 1, 1990 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 21, 1989 | H2H |
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 1 | 5 | 6 | Feb 3, 1989 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 8, 1990 | H2H |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 4 | 1 | 5 | Mar 4, 1989 | H2H |
Titles (2)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Tokyo Japan Open |
| 1984 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Tokyo Borden |
| Total | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 1983 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 32 | 53.1% |
| 1984 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 19 | 19 | 38 | 50.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 13 | 21 | 34 | 38.2% |
| 1986 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% |
| 1987 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% |
| 1988 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% |
| 1989 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 18 | 33 | 45.5% |
| 1990 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | 57 | 66 | 123 | 46.3% | 14 | 18 | 32 | 43.8% | 35 | 34 | 69 | 50.7% | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% | 120 | 132 | 252 | 47.6% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1984 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23.5% |
| 1987 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 12 | 13 | 25 | 48.0% |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% |
| 1989 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% |
| Career | 2 | 25 | 27 | 7.4% | 9 | 19 | 28 | 32.1% | 30 | 34 | 64 | 46.9% | 16 | 10 | 26 | 61.5% | 57 | 88 | 145 | 39.3% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 145/252 (57.5%) of Etsuko Inoue's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15 | 1488 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | 65 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | 1484 | 35 | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 95 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | 1523 | 58 | 56 | — | — | 54.5% | -0.07 | 67 | 50 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | 1642 | 73 | 64 | 43 | 23 | 52.9% | +0.07 | 44 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 19 | 1700 | 76 | 77 | 69 | 31 | 50.6% | +0.15 | 61 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 1985 | 20 | 1634 | 77 | 59 | 71 | 33 | 41.3% | -0.74 | 66 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1986 | 21 | 1636 | 73 | 24 | — | 75 | 42.6% | -0.65 | 81 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 1987 | 22 | 1765 | 90 | 76 | — | 86 | 59.0% | +0.76 | 87 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 1988 | 23 | 1729 | 86 | 81 | — | 84 | 49.2% | +0.02 | 82 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
| 1989 | 24 | 1679 | 81 | 75 | — | 82 | 47.4% | -0.16 | 81 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1990 | 25 | 1665 | 78 | 80 | — | 79 | 49.2% | -0.26 | 59 | 8 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 83 |
| Career | 1674 | 78 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 49.1% | -0.15 | 70 | 16 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 60 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | R64 | R64 | R128 | R64 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | R64 | R128 | R64 |
| 1985 | 20 | R32 | R128 | R64 | R128 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1987 | 22 | R64 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1988 | 23 | R32 | — | R32 | R128 |
| 1989 | 24 | R128 | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1990 | 25 | R64 | — | R128 | — |
WTA 1000
WTA 500
| Season | Age | BRI | TKY | BER | LOS | SIN | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 20 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | R32 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — |
| 1987 | 22 | R64 | — | — | — | SF | QF |
| 1988 | 23 | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF |
| 1989 | 24 | R64 | QF | — | R64 | — | R16 |
| 1990 | 25 | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | R64 |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | EAS | HOU | NAP | TKY | AME | BEC | BIR | BOC | CHI | DEN | HER | KEY | KYO | LUG | MAH | MAN | MAR | NAS | OKL | ORL | PAL | PER | PHO | PIT | SAL | SAN | TAI | TOR | WIC | WOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | R64 | W | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R64 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1984 | 19 | R32 | — | R16 | W | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R64 | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 20 | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | R32 | R64 | — | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1986 | 21 | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 22 | R64 | — | — | SF | — | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | R128 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 |
| 1988 | 23 | R64 | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | R128 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | QF | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | R128 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | — |
| 1990 | 25 | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
26
Career-high date
Mar 14, 1988
First top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First top 50
Apr 27, 1987
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Etsuko Inoue?
- Etsuko Inoue is 61 years old, born on October 18, 1964.
- Which country is Etsuko Inoue from?
- Etsuko Inoue is from Japan.
- How tall is Etsuko Inoue?
- Etsuko Inoue is 164 cm / 5'5".
- Is Etsuko Inoue left-handed or right-handed?
- Etsuko Inoue plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Etsuko Inoue won?
- Etsuko Inoue has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Etsuko Inoue won?
- Etsuko Inoue has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Etsuko Inoue won?
- Etsuko Inoue has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tokyo Borden in 1984.
- What is Etsuko Inoue's highest WTA ranking?
- Etsuko Inoue's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 26, first achieved on March 14, 1988.
- What is Etsuko Inoue's career win-loss record?
- Etsuko Inoue has a career WTA singles record of 120 wins and 132 losses (47.6%).
- How much career prize money has Etsuko Inoue earned?
- Etsuko Inoue has earned at least $292,859 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Etsuko Inoue play professional tennis?
- Etsuko Inoue turned professional in 1980 and was active through 1990.
- What is Etsuko Inoue's best surface?
- Etsuko Inoue's best surface is grass court with a 50.7% win rate (35W-34L).
- Who is Etsuko Inoue's biggest rival?
- Etsuko Inoue's most frequent opponent is Anne Minter, with a head-to-head record of 3–5 across 8 meetings.