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Naoko Sawamatsu

JPN Age 53 167 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1989–1998

Naoko Sawamatsu represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 14. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 183–129 and 4 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

14 (Feb 6, 1995)

Elo peak

1971 (91st percentile)

Singles record

183–129 (58.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,107,264

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 →

Naoko Sawamatsu's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Monica Seles #6	3-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1998*	R16	Toyota Princess Cup	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Anna Smashnova #57	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 24, 1998*	R32	Toyota Princess Cup	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #53	6-4 1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1998*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Cristina Torrens Valero #99	4-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1998*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Julie Halard-Decugis #31	6-3 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1998*	R32	New Haven	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard

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Naoko Sawamatsu's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Monica Seles	0	10	10	Sep 25, 1998	H2H
Kimiko Date	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

Singles Titles (4)

Naoko Sawamatsu singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1990	17	1	—	—	—	1	—	Singapore Tennis Open
1993	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Strasbourg Open
1994	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Singapore Tennis Open
1997	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Jakarta
Total		4	—	—	—	4	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Naoko Sawamatsu Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1992	Barcelona Olympics	First Round	0	1	Anke Huber #10 def. Naoko Sawamatsu #32 6-0 4-6 6-2	H2H	Match data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Lindsay Davenport #10 def. Naoko Sawamatsu #32 6-2 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Naoko Sawamatsu career results by season
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	13	36	63.9%	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	19	17	36	52.8%	17	38
1997	24	24	19	43	55.8%	39	34
1998	25	12	18	30	40.0%	32	55
Career		183	129	312	58.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Naoko Sawamatsu career results by season and 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	4	9	55.6%	3	1	4	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	23	13	36	63.9%
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	11	11	22	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	19	17	36	52.8%
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	—	117	77	194	60.3%	36	27	63	57.1%	20	16	36	55.6%	10	9	19	52.6%	183	129	312	58.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Naoko Sawamatsu career results by season and 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%	6	2	8	75.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	10	5	15	66.7%
1991	18	1	2	3	33.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	18	14	32	56.2%
1992	19	0	6	6	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	10	1	11	90.9%	18	13	31	58.1%
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	6	6	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	11	3	14	78.6%	7	1	8	87.5%	21	12	33	63.6%
1995	22	3	5	8	37.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	1	7	85.7%	16	12	28	57.1%
1996	23	1	9	10	10.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	5	2	7	71.4%	18	17	35	51.4%
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		7	44	51	13.7%	20	35	55	36.4%	69	32	101	68.3%	59	10	69	85.5%	155	121	276	56.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 276/312 (88.5%) of Naoko Sawamatsu's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Naoko Sawamatsu 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
1989	16	1477	96.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.20	0–1	—	—	+0.30
1990	17	1669	124.7	—	—	—	—	+57	—	—	62.5%	+0.77	6–2 (75%)	5–1 (83%)	110.2	+1.75
1991	18	1724	133.2	—	—	—	—	-8	-44	-170	55.4%	+0.49	5–6 (45%)	1–1	—	+2.14
1992	19	1857	143.8	—	—	—	—	-17	-155	-248	60.7%	+0.42	7–5 (58%)	4–2 (67%)	104.0	-0.25
1993	20	1853	139.0	—	—	—	—	-68	-33	-152	62.1%	+0.86	7–6 (54%)	2–0	—	+0.17
1994	21	1871	146.2	—	—	—	—	-20	-58	-130	60.7%	+1.00	9–3 (75%)	4–3 (57%)	106.5	-0.99
1995	22	1848	150.6	—	—	—	—	+59	-74	-92	58.6%	+0.48	10–7 (59%)	6–3 (67%)	103.1	+1.09
1996	23	1812	145.0	—	—	—	—	+5	+4	-6	53.2%	+0.02	5–6 (45%)	3–2 (60%)	97.8	-0.27
1997	24	1850	153.6	—	—	—	—	+44	-92	-62	54.0%	+0.35	10–6 (63%)	5–5 (50%)	103.9	-1.59
1998	25	1721	125.2	—	—	—	—	+37	-25	+64	40.5%	-0.62	8–6 (57%)	1–1	—	-0.88
Career		1971	148.7	—	—	—	—	+11	-58	-103	56.1%	+0.40	67–48 (58%)	31–18 (63%)	109.3	+0.47

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Naoko Sawamatsu Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1990	17	—	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1991	18	R32	R16	R64	R64	7–4 (64%)
1992	19	—	R128	R16	R32	5–3 (62%)
1993	20	R32	R64	R32	R128	5–4 (56%)
1994	21	R64	R64	R16	R128	5–4 (56%)
1995	22	QF	R32	R32	R32	10–4 (71%)
1996	23	R16	R64	R32	R64	7–4 (64%)
1997	24	R128	R128	R64	R64	2–4 (33%)
1998	25	R128	R64	R32	R64	4–4 (50%)
W-L		12–7 (63%)	10–9 (53%)	16–9 (64%)	9–9 (50%)	47–34 (58%)

WTA 1000

Naoko Sawamatsu WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	ITA	BER	BOC	CAN	BER	HIL	KEY	PAN	ZUR	W-L Win %
1990	17	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1991	18	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1992	19	—	—	R32	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	6–4 (60%)
1993	20	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1994	21	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1995	22	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	QF	R32	6–5 (55%)
1996	23	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	QF	R32	5–5 (50%)
1997	24	R32	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	R16	R32	5–6 (45%)
1998	25	R32	R32	R64	—	R64	—	R32	R32	R16	—	5–7 (42%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	13–7 (65%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	8–8 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	0–3 (0%)	44–37 (54%)

WTA 500

Naoko Sawamatsu WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	EAS	IW	MAD	SDG	TKY	POR	MAN	NEW	SYD	TOY	W-L Win %
1989	16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	17	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	18	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1992	19	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1993	20	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1994	21	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	3–3 (50%)
1995	22	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	QF	6–4 (60%)
1996	23	—	R32	—	R16	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	QF	5–6 (45%)
1997	24	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	QF	SF	8–5 (62%)
1998	25	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	1–4 (20%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	5–5 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	8–4 (67%)	31–29 (52%)

WTA 250

Naoko Sawamatsu WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	MEL	SDG	JAP	BIR	HOB	JAK	LUX	JAP	PAT	SCH	SIN	STR	SYD	W-L Win %
1989	16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	17	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	9–1 (90%)
1991	18	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	F	QF	—	SF	R64	9–7 (56%)
1992	19	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	F	—	10–4 (71%)
1993	20	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	10–3 (77%)
1994	21	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	10–2 (83%)
1996	23	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1997	24	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	9–4 (69%)
1998	25	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	14–9 (61%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	5–2 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	11–0 (100%)	13–5 (72%)	0–1 (0%)	60–26 (70%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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

Naoko Sawamatsu ranking history by month and season
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	—	—	—	—

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.

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Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Sabine Hack	GER	#13	1,997	315	180	135	57.1%	$941,568	5	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Lisa Raymond	USA	#15	1,946	600	327	273	54.5%	$10,026,421	4	1989–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Amy Frazier	USA	#13	1,956	723	416	307	57.5%	$3,460,799	8	1987–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Sandra Cecchini	ITA	#15	1,936	517	300	217	58.0%	$1,319,152	11	1981–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Sabine Appelmans	BEL	#16	1,925	489	284	205	58.1%	$2,041,247	7	1987–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Larisa Savchenko	URS	#13	1,926	481	240	241	49.9%	$4,083,936	2	1983–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Leila Meskhi	GEO	#12	1,987	314	193	121	61.5%	$1,179,720	5	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Judith Wiesner	AUT	#12	1,976	482	303	179	62.9%	$1,738,253	5	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Yayuk Basuki	INA	#19	1,942	289	163	126	56.4%	$1,665,152	6	1988–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Helen Kelesi	CAN	#13	1,954	378	213	165	56.3%	$905,972	2	1985–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Silvia Farina Elia	ITA	#11	1,943	681	369	312	54.2%	$3,688,252	3	1989–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Laura Arraya	PER	#14	1,922	474	270	204	57.0%	$1,005,589	10	1981–1993	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Naoko Sawamatsu?: Naoko Sawamatsu is 53 years old, born on March 23, 1973.
Which country does Naoko Sawamatsu represent?: Naoko Sawamatsu represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
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 Slam singles titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: Naoko Sawamatsu has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: TennisDB does not group any of Naoko Sawamatsu's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Naoko Sawamatsu won?: Naoko Sawamatsu has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent 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 183 wins and 129 losses (58.7%).
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.
Which seasons of Naoko Sawamatsu's career appear in TennisDB?: Naoko Sawamatsu appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1989 through 1998.
On which surface does Naoko Sawamatsu have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Naoko Sawamatsu's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 60.3% (117–77).
Who has Naoko Sawamatsu faced most often?: Naoko Sawamatsu's most frequent opponent is Monica Seles, with a head-to-head record of 0–10 across 10 meetings.