How old is Naoko Sawamatsu?

Naoko Sawamatsu is 53 years old, born on March 23, 1973.

How tall is Naoko Sawamatsu?

Naoko Sawamatsu is 167 cm / 5'6".

Is Naoko Sawamatsu left-handed or right-handed?

Naoko Sawamatsu plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Naoko Sawamatsu won?

Naoko Sawamatsu has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?

Naoko Sawamatsu has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?

Naoko Sawamatsu has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Jakarta in 1997.

What is Naoko Sawamatsu's highest WTA ranking?

Naoko Sawamatsu's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 14, first achieved on February 6, 1995.

What is Naoko Sawamatsu's career win-loss record?

Naoko Sawamatsu has a career WTA singles record of 182 wins and 127 losses (58.9%).

How much career prize money has Naoko Sawamatsu earned?

Naoko Sawamatsu has earned at least $1,107,264 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Naoko Sawamatsu play professional tennis?

Naoko Sawamatsu turned professional in 1989 and was active through 1998.

What is Naoko Sawamatsu's best surface?

Naoko Sawamatsu's best surface is hard court with a 60.4% win rate (116W-76L).

Who is Naoko Sawamatsu's biggest rival?

Naoko Sawamatsu's most frequent opponent is Monica Seles, with a head-to-head record of 0–10 across 10 meetings.

Naoko Sawamatsu

JPN Age 53 167 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1989–1998

Peak ranking

14 (Feb 6, 1995)

Elo peak

1971 (91.3%ile)

Career record

182–127 (58.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,107,264

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Sep 25, 1998*	Tokyo	WTA 500	R16	Hard	Monica Seles #6	3-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 24, 1998*	Tokyo	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Anna Smashnova #57	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1998*	US Open	Grand Slam	R64	Hard	Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #53	6-4 1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 1998*	US Open	Grand Slam	R128	Hard	Cristina Torrens Valero #99	4-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 1998*	New Haven	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis #31	6-3 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Monica Seles	0	10	10	Sep 25, 1998	H2H
Kimiko Date Krumm	3	5	8	Feb 2, 1996	H2H
Silvia Farina Elia	4	2	6	May 13, 1998	H2H
Mary Joe Fernandez	3	3	6	Oct 10, 1997	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	0	6	6	Aug 7, 1997	H2H

Titles (4)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1990	17	1	—	—	1	—	—	Singapore
1993	20	1	—	—	1	—	—	Strasbourg
1994	21	1	—	—	1	—	—	Singapore
1997	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Jakarta
Total		4	—	—	3	1	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	16	0	2	2	0.0%	257	262
1990	17	14	6	20	70.0%	262	31
1991	18	21	16	37	56.8%	32	33
1992	19	23	12	35	65.7%	37	24
1993	20	24	13	37	64.9%	24	28
1994	21	24	12	36	66.7%	28	26
1995	22	22	13	35	62.9%	25	17
1996	23	18	16	34	52.9%	17	38
1997	24	24	19	43	55.8%	39	34
1998	25	12	18	30	40.0%	32	55
Career		182	127	309	58.9%	—	—

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 %
1989	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1990	17	13	3	16	81.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	14	6	20	70.0%
1991	18	13	10	23	56.5%	7	3	10	70.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	21	16	37	56.8%
1992	19	13	7	20	65.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	3	1	4	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	23	12	35	65.7%
1993	20	12	8	20	60.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	24	13	37	64.9%
1994	21	15	7	22	68.2%	5	3	8	62.5%	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	24	12	36	66.7%
1995	22	14	8	22	63.6%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	22	13	35	62.9%
1996	23	10	10	20	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	18	16	34	52.9%
1997	24	20	12	32	62.5%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	24	19	43	55.8%
1998	25	6	10	16	37.5%	3	5	8	37.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	12	18	30	40.0%
Career	—	116	76	192	60.4%	36	26	62	58.1%	20	16	36	55.6%	10	9	19	52.6%	182	127	309	58.9%

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 %
1989	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	17	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	3	0	3	100.0%	9	5	14	64.3%
1991	18	1	2	3	33.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	18	13	31	58.1%
1992	19	0	5	5	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	6	0	6	100.0%	10	1	11	90.9%	18	11	29	62.1%
1993	20	0	4	4	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	19	11	30	63.3%
1994	21	0	3	3	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	11	3	14	78.6%	8	1	9	88.9%	22	9	31	71.0%
1995	22	2	5	7	28.6%	3	3	6	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	1	7	85.7%	15	12	27	55.6%
1996	23	0	8	8	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	5	2	7	71.4%	16	16	32	50.0%
1997	24	1	7	8	12.5%	4	8	12	33.3%	8	4	12	66.7%	10	0	10	100.0%	23	19	42	54.8%
1998	25	1	4	5	20.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	6	7	13	46.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	12	17	29	41.4%
Career		5	39	44	11.4%	20	34	54	37.0%	67	32	99	67.7%	60	9	69	87.0%	152	114	266	57.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 266/309 (86.1%) of Naoko Sawamatsu'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%
1989	16	1478	20	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.59	27	0	—	0	0	—
1990	17	1669	79	84	—	—	62.5%	+0.83	48	43	75	5	1	83
1991	18	1724	89	85	79	19	55.4%	+0.54	59	19	45	1	1	—
1992	19	1866	92	90	80	63	61.7%	+0.56	85	33	64	4	2	67
1993	20	1856	92	87	88	75	62.1%	+0.94	76	14	54	2	0	—
1994	21	1873	92	91	86	81	60.7%	+1.00	78	31	75	4	3	57
1995	22	1848	94	93	88	83	58.6%	+0.57	87	25	59	6	3	67
1996	23	1807	88	88	87	83	54.1%	+0.13	87	7	40	3	2	60
1997	24	1848	90	91	82	82	54.0%	+0.33	83	22	63	5	5	50
1998	25	1721	82	82	76	83	40.5%	-0.77	77	6	57	1	1	—
Career		1800	88	88	82	70	56.3%	+0.36	76	20	58	31	18	63

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1990	17	—	R64	R128	R64
1991	18	R32	R16	R64	R64
1992	19	—	R128	R16	R32
1993	20	R32	R64	R32	R128
1994	21	R64	R64	R16	R128
1995	22	QF	R32	R32	R32
1996	23	R16	R64	R32	R64
1997	24	R128	R128	R64	R64
1998	25	R128	R64	R32	R64

WTA 1000

Season	Age	IW	MAD	ROM	TKY	BER	BOC	CAN	GER	HIL	KEY	MON	TOR	ZUR
1990	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1991	18	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—
1992	19	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—
1993	20	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—
1994	21	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—
1995	22	SF	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32
1996	23	R32	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	R32
1997	24	R32	—	R64	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	R32
1998	25	R32	—	R32	R16	R64	—	R64	—	R32	R32	—	—	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	SDG	TKY	NEW	SIN	STR	SYD
1989	16	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1990	17	—	—	—	W	—	—
1991	18	R32	—	—	—	SF	R64
1992	19	—	—	—	—	F	—
1993	20	R16	—	—	—	W	—
1994	21	—	—	—	W	QF	R16
1995	22	—	QF	—	—	—	R16
1996	23	R16	QF	—	—	—	R16
1997	24	—	SF	—	—	R32	QF
1998	25	—	QF	R32	—	R32	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	EAS	MEL	TKY	BIR	FIL	HOB	JAK	LUX	MAN	OSA	PAT	SCH
1989	16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	17	—	R64	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	18	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF
1992	19	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—
1993	20	—	R16	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—
1994	21	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1996	23	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	R16	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	W	R16	R32	—	—	—
1998	25	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—

Data coverage note: 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.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 6, 1995

First top 100

Apr 23, 1990

First top 50

Apr 23, 1990

First top 20

May 24, 1993

First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1989	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	257	256	262
1990	17	262	256	260	48	48	47	44	31	30	33	31	31
1991	18	30	28	29	54	35	29	27	37	35	33	33	33
1992	19	34	29	33	33	32	35	32	29	27	24	24	24
1993	20	22	23	25	27	20	20	21	22	25	26	28	28
1994	21	27	27	25	23	26	28	24	26	25	25	26	26
1995	22	17	16	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	16	17	17
1996	23	21	21	27	28	29	32	32	30	33	35	34	38
1997	24	43	47	42	39	45	45	50	44	41	34	34	34
1998	25	33	30	32	35	35	33	30	37	43	56	55	55
1999	26	57	62	72	96	106	118	267	266	—	—	—	—

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Naoko Sawamatsu?: Naoko Sawamatsu is 53 years old, born on March 23, 1973.
Which country is Naoko Sawamatsu from?: Naoko Sawamatsu is from Japan.
How tall is Naoko Sawamatsu?: Naoko Sawamatsu is 167 cm / 5'6".
Is Naoko Sawamatsu left-handed or right-handed?: Naoko Sawamatsu plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: Naoko Sawamatsu has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: Naoko Sawamatsu has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: Naoko Sawamatsu has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Jakarta in 1997.
What is Naoko Sawamatsu's highest WTA ranking?: Naoko Sawamatsu's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 14, first achieved on February 6, 1995.
What is Naoko Sawamatsu's career win-loss record?: Naoko Sawamatsu has a career WTA singles record of 182 wins and 127 losses (58.9%).
How much career prize money has Naoko Sawamatsu earned?: Naoko Sawamatsu has earned at least $1,107,264 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Naoko Sawamatsu play professional tennis?: Naoko Sawamatsu turned professional in 1989 and was active through 1998.
What is Naoko Sawamatsu's best surface?: Naoko Sawamatsu's best surface is hard court with a 60.4% win rate (116W-76L).
Who is Naoko Sawamatsu's biggest rival?: Naoko Sawamatsu's most frequent opponent is Monica Seles, with a head-to-head record of 0–10 across 10 meetings.