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

Elena Pampoulova vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 0-1

Naoko Sawamatsu holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Pampoulova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Naoko Sawamatsu leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Naoko Sawamatsu won the 1995 Italian Open round of 64 6-0 4-6 6-0.

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Elena Pampoulova
BUL Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Naoko Sawamatsu #15 6-0 4-6 6-0 Elena Pampoulova Match data May 10, 1995* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Elena Pampoulova — — — 1,657 58 97 37.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Elena Pampoulova Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,477 0 0
17 1989 3–4 42.9% — 1,524 0 0 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1990 11–13 45.8% — 1,609 0 0 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1991 5–10 33.3% — 1,551 0 0 1992 23–13 63.9% #24 1,856 0 1
20 1992 0–6 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,853 0 2
21 1993 1–4 20.0% — 1,454 0 0 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,870 0 3
22 1994 6–4 60.0% — 1,562 0 1 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,847 0 3
23 1995 0–10 0.0% — 1,477 0 1 1996 19–17 52.8% #38 1,811 0 3
24 1996 4–11 26.7% — 1,480 0 1 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,849 0 4
25 1997 8–10 44.4% — 1,588 0 1 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,721 0 4
26 1998 9–8 52.9% — 1,648 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1999 9–15 37.5% — 1,569 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2000 1–1 50.0% — 1,573 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2001 1–1 50.0% — 1,566 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Elena Pampoulova 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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1989 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1990 2 5 7 28.6% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — 1991 13 10 23 56.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1991 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1992 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1993 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 1994 5 1 6 83.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 14 8 22 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1995 0 4 4 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1996 11 11 22 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 20 12 32 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1997 6 4 10 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 26 44 40.9% 37 57 94 39.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 9 9 0.0% — 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 Elena Pampoulova 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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1477 96.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — +0.30
17 1989 1525 116.8 — — — — — +78 — 46.7% -0.40 0–1 — — +0.36 1990 1669 124.7 — — — — +57 — — 62.5% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 110.2 +1.75
18 1990 1610 122.0 — — — — -67 +55 — 42.3% -0.88 4–0 (100%) 5–0 (100%) 110.8 -0.77 1991 1724 133.2 — — — — -8 -44 -170 55.4% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +2.14
19 1991 1551 101.4 — — — — -75 +80 — 34.3% -1.17 3–4 (43%) 0–3 (0%) 95.7 +1.05 1992 1857 143.8 — — — — -17 -155 -248 60.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 104.0 -0.25
20 1992 1484 98.2 — — — — — +55 — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.06 1993 1853 139.0 — — — — -68 -33 -152 62.1% +0.86 7–6 (54%) 2–0 — +0.17
21 1993 1454 97.4 — — — — — +57 — 30.0% -1.20 1–1 — — +0.41 1994 1871 146.2 — — — — -20 -58 -130 60.7% +1.00 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -0.99
22 1994 1563 127.4 — — — — -3 -31 — 54.5% +0.73 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +0.32 1995 1848 150.6 — — — — +59 -74 -92 58.6% +0.48 10–7 (59%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 +1.09
23 1995 1477 100.4 — — — — +30 +2 — 13.0% -2.70 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 96.0 -0.45 1996 1812 145.0 — — — — +5 +4 -6 53.2% +0.02 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 97.8 -0.27
24 1996 1481 109.8 — — — — +22 -13 — 32.4% -1.18 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.49 1997 1850 153.6 — — — — +44 -92 -62 54.0% +0.35 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 103.9 -1.59
25 1997 1589 124.1 — — — — -1 -93 — 45.2% -0.95 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -1.00 1998 1721 125.2 — — — — +37 -25 +64 40.5% -0.62 8–6 (57%) 1–1 — -0.88
26 1998 1648 116.6 — — — — -62 -39 — 52.4% -0.14 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 1569 108.9 — — — — +4 -25 +18 36.5% -1.31 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1574 100.2 — — — — — — — 60.0% -0.80 0–1 1–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1566 98.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.83 1–1 — — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1657 118.6 — — — — -14 +11 +18 39.2% -0.98 24–28 (46%) 13–16 (45%) 102.4 -0.07 — 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.