How old is Masako Yanagi?

Masako Yanagi is 66 years old, born on November 11, 1959.

How tall is Masako Yanagi?

Masako Yanagi is 191 cm / 6'3".

Is Masako Yanagi left-handed or right-handed?

Masako Yanagi plays left-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Masako Yanagi won?

Masako Yanagi has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Masako Yanagi won?

Masako Yanagi has not won a WTA 1000 title.

What is Masako Yanagi's highest WTA ranking?

Masako Yanagi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 89, first achieved on April 2, 1984.

What is Masako Yanagi's career win-loss record?

Masako Yanagi has a career WTA singles record of 46 wins and 73 losses (38.7%).

How much career prize money has Masako Yanagi earned?

Masako Yanagi has earned at least $155,263 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Masako Yanagi play professional tennis?

Masako Yanagi turned professional in 1980 and was active through 1993.

What is Masako Yanagi's best surface?

Masako Yanagi's best surface is hard court with a 32.8% win rate (19W-39L).

Who is Masako Yanagi's biggest rival?

Masako Yanagi's most frequent opponent is Pilar Vasquez, with a head-to-head record of 2–1 across 3 meetings.

Masako Yanagi

JPN Age 66 191 cm / 6'3" Plays: Left-Handed Pro 1980–1993

Peak ranking

89 (Apr 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1623 (41.7%ile)

Career record

46–73 (38.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$155,263

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Apr 30, 1993*	Jakarta	WTA 250	R16	Hard	Kristie Boogert #111	7-5 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Apr 29, 1993*	Jakarta	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Eva Sviglerova #170	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 8, 1993*	Tokyo Japan Open	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Fang Li #108	0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1993*	Osaka	WTA 250	R16	Carpet	Magdalena Maleeva #16	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 1993*	Osaka	WTA 250	R32	Carpet	Sung-Hee Park #185	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pilar Vasquez	2	1	3	Aug 17, 1988	H2H
Barbara Gerken	2	1	3	Jun 22, 1988	H2H
Etsuko Inoue	1	2	3	Oct 9, 1986	H2H
Elizabeth Minter	1	2	3	Mar 6, 1986	H2H
Sabine Appelmans	0	2	2	Apr 11, 1991	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	20	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1981	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1982	22	12	7	19	63.2%	—	—
1983	23	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—
1984	24	4	6	10	40.0%	151	103
1985	25	4	12	16	25.0%	104	104
1986	26	6	13	19	31.6%	119	113
1987	27	0	4	4	0.0%	117	242
1988	28	9	12	21	42.9%	172	102
1989	29	2	8	10	20.0%	114	209
1991	31	0	1	1	0.0%	419	479
1993	33	2	3	5	40.0%	371	190
Career		46	73	119	38.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1981	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	22	2	2	4	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	12	7	19	63.2%
1983	23	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%
1984	24	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%
1985	25	2	6	8	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	4	12	16	25.0%
1986	26	4	8	12	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	6	13	19	31.6%
1987	27	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1988	28	3	7	10	30.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	9	12	21	42.9%
1989	29	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%
1991	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	33	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	—	19	39	58	32.8%	10	9	19	52.6%	7	16	23	30.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	46	73	119	38.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1985	25	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
1986	26	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1987	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1988	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
1989	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1991	31	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	33	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
Career		0	4	4	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	4	18	22	18.2%	8	7	15	53.3%	13	35	48	27.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 48/119 (40.3%) of Masako Yanagi'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	20	1508	67	—	—	—	36.4%	-1.37	79	33	—	0	0	—
1981	21	1497	54	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	70	0	—	0	0	—
1982	22	1562	67	24	69	—	61.5%	+0.74	42	71	—	0	1	—
1983	23	1604	65	42	—	—	50.0%	-0.56	27	67	100	3	2	60
1984	24	1573	57	45	54	—	44.0%	-0.63	32	17	40	0	1	—
1985	25	1522	48	21	57	6	32.4%	-1.08	53	0	20	0	3	0
1986	26	1515	41	17	—	—	36.2%	-0.87	45	8	44	3	4	43
1987	27	1480	20	—	—	—	11.1%	-3.54	56	0	—	0	0	—
1988	28	1526	57	7	72	7	44.9%	-0.29	45	8	43	1	2	33
1989	29	1483	24	2	—	—	15.0%	-3.00	34	0	—	1	0	—
1991	31	1478	19	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	87	0	—	0	0	—
1993	33	1482	22	5	—	—	41.7%	-1.53	23	0	—	1	0	—
Career		1523	47	17	64	14	40.1%	-1.10	45	15	47	9	13	41

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1984	24	—	R64	—	—
1985	25	R32	R128	R128	—
1986	26	—	R64	—	R128
1987	27	R128	—	—	—
1988	28	R128	R32	R64	R128
1989	29	R128	—	R128	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	DLB	MON
1985	25	R128	—
1986	26	—	R64
1988	28	—	R32

WTA 500

Season	Age	BRI	SDG	TKY	BER	LOS	SIN	SYD
1983	23	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	24	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—
1985	25	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—
1987	27	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	28	R16	R32	—	—	R64	QF	R32
1989	29	R64	—	R32	—	—	R16	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	HOU	RIO	TKY	AUS	BEC	BIR	BOC	GLA	HAM	HER	JAK	KEY	KYO	LEE	MAH	MAN	NAG	OKL	OSA	TAI	TOR	WES
1980	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1981	21	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	22	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF
1983	23	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	24	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	25	R16	—	R16	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—
1986	26	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	R128	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—
1987	27	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	28	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	29	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—
1991	31	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	33	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—

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

Career-high date

Apr 2, 1984

First top 100

Mar 5, 1984

First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	24	147	137	91	110	137	124	125	123	120	94	100	103
1985	25	—	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	121	121	115	118	122	115	116	126	124	112	112	113
1987	27	120	131	142	151	151	159	152	149	153	238	237	242
1988	28	159	161	160	134	131	99	92	110	106	99	100	102
1989	29	128	138	139	146	132	171	190	193	193	198	204	209
1990	30	208	203	198	451	460	481	499	588	597	597	412	418
1991	31	426	431	431	353	347	371	387	396	401	491	467	479
1992	32	503	533	545	548	—	—	—	—	—	562	434	371
1993	33	363	205	211	188	169	184	183	194	198	199	189	190
1994	34	194	—	—	329	420	424	496	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Nana Smith	JPN	51	1,649	0	0	179	65	114	36.3%	1988-2000	Match log
Rika Hiraki	JPN	72	1,589	0	0	141	48	93	34.0%	1988-2001	Match log
Maya Kidowaki	JPN	68	1,659	0	0	90	34	56	37.8%	1988-1994	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	55	2,203	0	12	916	594	322	64.8%	1968-1991	Match log
Sue Barker	GBR	57	2,257	1	22	598	381	217	63.7%	1970-1984	Match log
Patricia Medrado	BRA	67	1,837	0	10	315	152	163	48.3%	1975-1988	Match log
Lea Antonoplis	USA	66	1,774	0	2	302	126	176	41.7%	1973-1990	Match log
Pilar Vasquez	PER	66	1,786	0	4	229	96	133	41.9%	1980-1993	Match log
Vicki Nelson	USA	60	1,679	0	1	223	87	136	39.0%	1980-1989	Match log
Candy Reynolds	USA	76	1,859	0	0	224	84	140	37.5%	1973-1989	Match log
Petra Langrova	TCH	53	1,701	0	1	198	81	117	40.9%	1988-1998	Match log
Jennifer Mundel	RSA	78	1,748	0	2	186	79	107	42.5%	1977-1990	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Masako Yanagi?: Masako Yanagi is 66 years old, born on November 11, 1959.
Which country is Masako Yanagi from?: Masako Yanagi is from Japan.
How tall is Masako Yanagi?: Masako Yanagi is 191 cm / 6'3".
Is Masako Yanagi left-handed or right-handed?: Masako Yanagi plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Masako Yanagi won?: Masako Yanagi has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Masako Yanagi won?: Masako Yanagi has not won a WTA 1000 title.
What is Masako Yanagi's highest WTA ranking?: Masako Yanagi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 89, first achieved on April 2, 1984.
What is Masako Yanagi's career win-loss record?: Masako Yanagi has a career WTA singles record of 46 wins and 73 losses (38.7%).
How much career prize money has Masako Yanagi earned?: Masako Yanagi has earned at least $155,263 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Masako Yanagi play professional tennis?: Masako Yanagi turned professional in 1980 and was active through 1993.
What is Masako Yanagi's best surface?: Masako Yanagi's best surface is hard court with a 32.8% win rate (19W-39L).
Who is Masako Yanagi's biggest rival?: Masako Yanagi's most frequent opponent is Pilar Vasquez, with a head-to-head record of 2–1 across 3 meetings.