H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Aiko Nakamura vs Melanie South H2H: 0-1

Melanie South holds a 1–0 lead over Aiko Nakamura in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melanie South leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Melanie South won the 2008 Birmingham round of 16 2-6 6-4 6-4.

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Aiko Nakamura
JPN Age 42 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Melanie South
GBR Age 40 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Melanie South #154 2-6 6-4 6-4 Aiko Nakamura #78 Match data Jun 13, 2008* R16 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Aiko Nakamura #730 #47 569 1,644 50 76 39.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melanie South #1,252 #99 672 1,564 9 21 30.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Aiko Nakamura Melanie South
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2004 1–2 33.3% #135 1,505 0 0 2006 1–2 33.3% #167 1,500 0 0
21 2005 11–13 45.8% #71 1,568 0 0 2007 1–2 33.3% #214 1,509 0 0
22 2006 19–18 51.4% #57 1,620 0 0 2008 4–6 40.0% #110 1,510 0 0
23 2007 13–21 38.2% #66 1,548 0 0 2009 2–6 25.0% #189 1,495 0 0
24 2008 5–18 21.7% #146 1,489 0 0 2010 0–2 0.0% #260 1,475 0 0
25 2009 0–2 0.0% #224 1,461 0 0 2011 0–1 0.0% #321 1,464 0 0
26 2010 1–1 50.0% #677 1,475 0 0 2012 1–1 50.0% #371 1,477 0 0
27 2011 0–1 0.0% #231 1,468 0 0 2013 0–1 0.0% #639 1,467 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Aiko Nakamura Melanie South
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
20 2004 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2006 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2008 2 14 16 12.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 40 56 96 41.7% 4 9 13 30.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 14 21 33.3% — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 66/122 of Aiko Nakamura's and 27/30 of Melanie South's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Aiko Nakamura Melanie South
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 2/3 4.5 6.5 60.8% 75.7% 44.2% 69.7% 36.4% 63.4% 35.6%
21 2005 6/24 1.3 6.0 58.0% 59.3% 34.3% 50.4% 43.0% 48.8% 39.4% 2007 3/3 5.3 4.0 53.0% 62.1% 33.4% 49.0% 50.5% 48.5% 38.6%
22 2006 14/37 1.1 3.3 61.3% 60.8% 45.2% 44.1% 46.6% 54.5% 41.9% 2008 10/10 3.9 3.6 61.9% 59.8% 46.0% 45.3% 43.2% 55.0% 40.2%
23 2007 26/34 1.4 3.3 60.5% 58.9% 40.4% 46.5% 44.7% 51.7% 43.0% 2009 7/8 2.9 4.9 56.7% 61.4% 35.8% 50.3% 36.4% 49.7% 37.8%
24 2008 16/23 0.9 3.3 63.7% 55.8% 37.9% 44.0% 43.5% 49.4% 36.9% 2010 2/2 3.5 5.5 60.5% 62.5% 41.7% 22.2% 57.1% 54.1% 31.5%
25 2009 2/2 2.0 4.5 64.9% 51.5% 22.8% 39.7% 91.7% 41.0% 39.8% 2011 1/1 1.0 2.0 57.7% 60.0% 36.4% 42.9% 25.0% 50.0% 32.1%
26 2010 2/2 0.5 6.0 66.4% 47.6% 29.2% 33.8% 85.0% 41.3% 40.0% 2012 1/2 1.0 7.0 59.4% 57.9% 38.5% 55.6% 28.6% 50.0% 36.4%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 1/1 1.0 2.0 66.0% 67.7% 43.8% 40.0% 0.0% 59.6% 26.9%
Career — 66/126 1.2 3.6 61.5% 58.0% 39.4% 45.1% 47.3% 50.8% 40.8% — 27/30 3.5 4.3 59.3% 62.1% 40.8% 47.2% 39.9% 53.3% 37.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Aiko Nakamura Melanie South
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
20 2004 1505 108.0 — — — — +23 — — 33.3% -1.17 — 1–0 — -0.35 2006 1501 100.3 +0.75 +0.53 0.973 49.6% — — +82 37.5% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.02
21 2005 1568 117.9 -3.08 -1.83 0.770 44.8% +2 — — 45.8% -0.30 6–5 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 +0.24 2007 1509 96.1 -2.11 -0.98 0.750 43.6% — — +67 28.6% -2.28 1–0 1–0 — -0.05
22 2006 1621 117.5 -1.07 -2.00 0.920 47.9% +24 -78 — 50.6% -0.13 5–6 (45%) 5–1 (83%) 101.1 +1.14 2008 1510 104.4 -1.32 -2.55 0.893 47.4% -2 — +71 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.64
23 2007 1548 108.1 -3.29 -1.84 0.891 47.2% -11 -43 +34 37.3% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 1–6 (14%) 97.1 +0.20 2009 1495 100.7 -1.43 -2.16 0.751 44.4% +21 — +80 18.8% -2.13 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.13
24 2008 1489 112.6 -3.75 -4.17 0.729 43.7% -29 +17 +95 22.0% -2.16 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.7 -1.31 2010 1475 97.9 +1.00 -1.93 0.688 43.6% — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.07
25 2009 1461 93.4 -2.15 -0.86 0.675 40.3% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — +0.24 2011 1465 96.5 -6.24 +0.83 0.643 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
26 2010 1475 101.1 -2.97 -1.43 0.680 40.8% — — — 40.0% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — -0.01 2012 1477 104.6 +1.56 -0.55 0.727 43.1% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 0–1 — -0.06
27 2011 1469 95.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.13 2013 1468 98.7 +0.72 -2.19 0.666 42.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09
Career — 1644 115.0 -2.87 -2.40 0.829 45.9% +1 -43 +65 39.6% -0.84 20–19 (51%) 11–13 (46%) 101.2 +0.02 — 1565 100.5 -1.11 -1.79 0.802 45.5% +10 — +74 31.8% -1.36 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 98.9 +0.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.