Etsuko Inoue
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Minter | 3 | 5 | 8 | Feb 1, 1990 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 21, 1989 | H2H |
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 1 | 5 | 6 | Feb 3, 1989 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 8, 1990 | H2H |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 4 | 1 | 5 | Mar 4, 1989 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Etsuko Inoue vs Akiko Kijimuta H2H: 1-0
Etsuko Inoue holds a 1–0 lead over Akiko Kijimuta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Etsuko Inoue leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Etsuko Inoue won the 1987 Tokyo Japan Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsuko Inoue | 6-1 6-2 | Akiko Kijimuta | Match data | Apr 18, 1987* | R16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsuko Inoue | #310 | #26 | 27 | 1,803 | 120 | 133 | 47.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Akiko Kijimuta | #565 | #49 | 21 | 1,694 | 60 | 94 | 39.0% | 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 | Etsuko Inoue | Akiko Kijimuta | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1981 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1982 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #172 | 1,501 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1983 | 17–15 | 53.1% | — | 1,641 | 0 | 1 | 1986 | 6–7 | 46.2% | #124 | 1,532 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1984 | 19–19 | 50.0% | #68 | 1,699 | 0 | 2 | 1987 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #80 | 1,598 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1985 | 13–21 | 38.2% | #70 | 1,633 | 0 | 2 | 1988 | 8–16 | 33.3% | #113 | 1,555 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1986 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #80 | 1,635 | 0 | 2 | 1989 | 11–11 | 50.0% | #55 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1987 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #30 | 1,764 | 0 | 2 | 1990 | 4–11 | 26.7% | #115 | 1,580 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1988 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #52 | 1,703 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #66 | 1,623 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1989 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #68 | 1,669 | 0 | 2 | 1992 | 5–13 | 27.8% | #149 | 1,579 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1990 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #70 | 1,661 | 0 | 2 | 1993 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #258 | 1,550 | 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 | Etsuko Inoue | Akiko Kijimuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | 1982 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1983 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 19 | 1984 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1987 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | 1985 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1988 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | 1986 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1989 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1987 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1990 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 23 | 1988 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1991 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1989 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1992 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 25 | 1990 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 57 | 67 | 124 | 46.0% | 14 | 18 | 32 | 43.8% | 35 | 34 | 69 | 50.7% | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% | — | 28 | 52 | 80 | 35.0% | 13 | 18 | 31 | 41.9% | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% |
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 | Etsuko Inoue | Akiko Kijimuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1980 | 1488 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.09 | 1983 | 1491 | 95.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6% | -1.57 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.26 |
| 16 | 1981 | 1483 | 100.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.02 | 1984 | 1477 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.75 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.02 |
| 17 | 1982 | 1523 | 98.7 | — | — | — | — | +58 | — | — | 54.5% | +0.09 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.31 | 1985 | 1502 | 100.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +60 | — | 54.5% | -0.36 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.92 |
| 18 | 1983 | 1642 | 120.1 | — | — | — | — | +5 | -38 | -81 | 52.9% | +0.06 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–0 | — | +1.48 | 1986 | 1533 | 115.1 | — | — | — | — | +56 | — | — | 51.9% | +0.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–3 (0%) | — | +2.11 |
| 19 | 1984 | 1700 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | -9 | -31 | -114 | 50.6% | +0.12 | 5–6 (45%) | 3–5 (38%) | 98.1 | +0.10 | 1987 | 1599 | 118.1 | — | — | — | — | -3 | -54 | +3 | 43.8% | -0.46 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.32 |
| 20 | 1985 | 1633 | 117.6 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +12 | -71 | 41.3% | -0.66 | 5–7 (42%) | 2–2 (50%) | 96.4 | +0.47 | 1988 | 1555 | 124.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | — | +57 | 38.6% | -0.86 | 3–6 (33%) | 4–2 (67%) | 100.3 | +0.21 |
| 21 | 1986 | 1636 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | -97 | — | +70 | 42.6% | -0.57 | 3–5 (38%) | 3–3 (50%) | 100.2 | -0.52 | 1989 | 1628 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | -87 | -45 | +33 | 52.9% | -0.33 | 2–5 (29%) | 1–0 | — | +0.54 |
| 22 | 1987 | 1765 | 138.1 | — | — | — | — | -109 | — | +24 | 59.0% | +0.54 | 4–9 (31%) | 3–1 (75%) | 97.8 | +0.20 | 1990 | 1581 | 113.9 | — | — | — | — | -65 | — | — | 26.5% | -1.65 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–3 (25%) | 102.3 | -0.33 |
| 23 | 1988 | 1703 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | -74 | — | +78 | 48.4% | -0.06 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–2 (71%) | 97.7 | -0.96 | 1991 | 1624 | 124.7 | — | — | — | — | -59 | +2 | +22 | 44.6% | -0.49 | 7–7 (50%) | 3–4 (43%) | 101.7 | -1.03 |
| 24 | 1989 | 1670 | 137.7 | — | — | — | — | -24 | — | +87 | 47.4% | -0.14 | 4–8 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 96.6 | -0.43 | 1992 | 1579 | 121.1 | — | — | — | — | -67 | +65 | — | 32.6% | -1.46 | 4–6 (40%) | 3–2 (60%) | 100.5 | -0.07 |
| 25 | 1990 | 1661 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | +100 | 49.2% | -0.24 | 4–3 (57%) | 5–1 (83%) | 104.2 | -0.07 | 1993 | 1550 | 91.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.25 | — | — | — | +0.04 |
| Career | — | 1803 | 134.7 | — | — | — | — | -33 | -20 | +14 | 49.1% | -0.11 | 32–49 (40%) | 25–17 (60%) | 99.0 | +0.19 | — | 1694 | 124.2 | — | — | — | — | -36 | +13 | +26 | 41.0% | -0.77 | 27–30 (47%) | 13–17 (43%) | 100.8 | +1.92 |
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.
Akiko Kijimuta
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Arraya | 0 | 6 | 6 | Feb 1, 1992 | H2H |
| Jo Durie | 3 | 0 | 3 | May 31, 1992 | H2H |
| Ann Grossman | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 24, 1992 | H2H |
| Rika Hiraki | 2 | 1 | 3 | Feb 7, 1992 | H2H |
| Mercedes Paz | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jun 26, 1991 | H2H |