H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Akiko Kijimuta vs Julie Richardson H2H: 1-0

Akiko Kijimuta holds a 1–0 lead over Julie Richardson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Akiko Kijimuta leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Akiko Kijimuta won the 1986 Tokyo Japan Open round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Akiko Kijimuta
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 162 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Julie Richardson
NZL Age 59 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Akiko Kijimuta #137 7-5 6-4 Julie Richardson #153 Match data Oct 16, 1986* R32 Tokyo Japan Open WTA 250 Hard

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
Akiko Kijimuta #565 #49 21 1,694 60 94 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julie Richardson #643 #102 9 1,574 28 65 30.1% 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 Akiko Kijimuta Julie Richardson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1983 1–2 33.3% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 3–2 60.0% #172 1,501 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 6–7 46.2% #124 1,532 0 0 1985 2–3 40.0% #145 1,505 0 0
19 1987 9–11 45.0% #80 1,598 0 0 1986 1–7 12.5% #162 1,456 0 0
20 1988 8–16 33.3% #113 1,555 0 0 1987 5–7 41.7% #157 1,480 0 0
21 1989 11–11 50.0% #55 1,628 0 0 1988 12–15 44.4% #103 1,557 0 0
22 1990 4–11 26.7% #115 1,580 0 0 1989 1–7 12.5% #257 1,507 0 0
23 1991 13–17 43.3% #66 1,623 0 0 1990 5–7 41.7% #137 1,528 0 0
24 1992 5–13 27.8% #149 1,579 0 0 1991 0–3 0.0% #556 1,504 0 0
25 1993 0–2 0.0% #258 1,550 0 0 1992 1–8 11.1% #157 1,459 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1993 1–6 14.3% #301 1,411 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1994 0–2 0.0% #367 1,400 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 Akiko Kijimuta Julie Richardson
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 %
15 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1985 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1988 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1989 5 7 12 41.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1988 10 11 21 47.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1990 1 10 11 9.1% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1989 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
23 1991 7 7 14 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1992 1 7 8 12.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 28 52 80 35.0% 13 18 31 41.9% 11 13 24 45.8% 8 10 18 44.4% — 19 41 60 31.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 17 26 34.6% 0 5 5 0.0%

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 Akiko Kijimuta Julie Richardson
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
15 1983 1491 95.5 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 — — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1984 1477 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1502 100.9 — — — — — +60 — 54.5% -0.36 1–0 — — +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1533 115.1 — — — — +56 — — 51.9% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +2.11 1985 1506 109.6 — — — — — — +98 45.5% +0.09 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.50
19 1987 1599 118.1 — — — — -3 -54 +3 43.8% -0.46 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.32 1986 1457 96.3 — — — — +67 — — 11.8% -2.65 1–0 0–1 — +0.40
20 1988 1555 124.6 — — — — -19 — +57 38.6% -0.86 3–6 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 100.3 +0.21 1987 1481 103.7 — — — — +21 — +115 41.4% -0.66 3–2 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 101.9 +1.02
21 1989 1628 122.8 — — — — -87 -45 +33 52.9% -0.33 2–5 (29%) 1–0 — +0.54 1988 1558 120.8 — — — — -12 — +44 45.8% -0.20 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 98.0 +1.35
22 1990 1581 113.9 — — — — -65 — — 26.5% -1.65 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 -0.33 1989 1507 105.8 — — — — -9 — +69 21.1% -2.21 1–2 (33%) — — +0.02
23 1991 1624 124.7 — — — — -59 +2 +22 44.6% -0.49 7–7 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.7 -1.03 1990 1528 104.3 — — — — -8 — +52 44.0% -0.60 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.93
24 1992 1579 121.1 — — — — -67 +65 — 32.6% -1.46 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.5 -0.07 1991 1504 101.0 — — — — -22 — — 0.0% -3.33 — 0–1 — -0.21
25 1993 1550 91.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.04 1992 1460 107.6 — — — — -39 — +124 19.0% -2.00 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.8 -0.25
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1411 93.4 — — — — -32 — — 21.4% -2.29 1–1 1–0 — +0.47
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1400 94.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.09
Career — 1694 124.2 — — — — -36 +13 +26 41.0% -0.77 27–30 (47%) 13–17 (43%) 100.8 +1.92 — 1575 110.1 — — — — -5 — +83 33.5% -1.18 11–13 (46%) 8–15 (35%) 97.9 +4.45

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.