H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Etsuko Inoue vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 0-5

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 5–0 lead over Etsuko Inoue in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1990 Boca Raton round of 32 6-2 7-5.

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Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 61 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 7-5 Etsuko Inoue #55 Match data Mar 8, 1990* R32 Boca Raton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 4-6 6-4 Etsuko Inoue #68 Match data Mar 16, 1989* R32 Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-2 6-3 Etsuko Inoue #35 Match data Sep 19, 1987* QF Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #8 6-3 4-6 6-2 Etsuko Inoue #40 Match data Jun 17, 1987* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Gabriela Sabatini #11 6-1 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #108 Match data May 28, 1986* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27

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 Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
15 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
17 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
18 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
19 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,699 0 2 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
20 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,635 0 2 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,764 0 2 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 — — — — — — — 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27

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 Gabriela Sabatini
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1982 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9% — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

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 Gabriela Sabatini
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
15 1980 1488 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.09 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
16 1981 1483 100.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
17 1982 1523 98.7 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
18 1983 1642 120.1 — — — — +5 -38 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.48 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
19 1984 1700 134.3 — — — — -9 -31 -114 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 +0.10 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
20 1985 1633 117.6 — — — — -18 +12 -71 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.47 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1986 1636 124.5 — — — — -97 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.52 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -109 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.20 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1988 1703 132.8 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -0.96 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +87 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.43 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1990 1661 128.5 — — — — +23 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
Career — 1803 134.7 — — — — -33 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 +0.19 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44

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.