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

Barbara Paulus vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 1-2

Naoko Sawamatsu holds a 2–1 lead over Barbara Paulus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Naoko Sawamatsu leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1998 Manhattan Beach round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #37 3-6 6-3 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #28 Match data Aug 13, 1998* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Naoko Sawamatsu #33 2-6 6-3 6-2 Barbara Paulus #29 Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Naoko Sawamatsu #44 6-2 1-6 6-3 Barbara Paulus #18 Match data Aug 3, 1990* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Naoko Sawamatsu #266 #14 881 1,970 183 129 58.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Barbara Paulus Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,477 0 0
17 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2 1992 23–13 63.9% #24 1,856 0 1
20 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,853 0 2
21 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,870 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,847 0 3
23 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2 1996 19–17 52.8% #38 1,811 0 3
24 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,849 0 4
25 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,721 0 4
26 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6 — — — — — — —
27 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Barbara Paulus Naoko Sawamatsu
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 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 13 10 23 56.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 14 8 22 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 11 11 22 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 20 12 32 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1998 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3% — 117 77 194 60.3% 36 27 63 57.1% 20 16 36 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6%

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 Barbara Paulus Naoko Sawamatsu
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 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31 1989 1477 96.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — +0.30
17 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41 1990 1669 124.7 — — — — +57 — — 62.5% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 110.2 +1.75
18 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53 1991 1724 133.2 — — — — -8 -44 -170 55.4% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +2.14
19 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16 1992 1857 143.8 — — — — -17 -155 -248 60.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 104.0 -0.25
20 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04 1993 1853 139.0 — — — — -68 -33 -152 62.1% +0.86 7–6 (54%) 2–0 — +0.17
21 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05 1994 1871 146.2 — — — — -20 -58 -130 60.7% +1.00 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -0.99
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1848 150.6 — — — — +59 -74 -92 58.6% +0.48 10–7 (59%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 +1.09
23 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39 1996 1812 145.0 — — — — +5 +4 -6 53.2% +0.02 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 97.8 -0.27
24 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57 1997 1850 153.6 — — — — +44 -92 -62 54.0% +0.35 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 103.9 -1.59
25 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39 1998 1721 125.2 — — — — +37 -25 +64 40.5% -0.62 8–6 (57%) 1–1 — -0.88
26 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18 — 1971 148.7 — — — — +11 -58 -103 56.1% +0.40 67–48 (58%) 31–18 (63%) 109.3 +0.47

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.