H2H data updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

Etsuko Inoue vs Masako Yanagi H2H: 2-1

Etsuko Inoue holds a 2–1 lead over Masako Yanagi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Masako Yanagi leads 1–0 on carpet, while Etsuko Inoue leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Masako Yanagi won the 1986 Taipei round of 32 6-2 4-6 6-4.

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Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 62 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Masako Yanagi
JPN Age 66 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Masako Yanagi #124 6-2 4-6 6-4 Etsuko Inoue #83 Match data Oct 9, 1986* R32 Taipei WTA 250 Carpet
Etsuko Inoue 6-4 6-4 Masako Yanagi Match data Oct 22, 1983* QF Tokyo Japan Open WTA 250 —
Etsuko Inoue 6-1 7-5 Masako Yanagi Match data Oct 14, 1982* R32 Tokyo Borden 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 — #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Masako Yanagi — #89 9 1,622 46 73 38.7% 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 Masako Yanagi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,700 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1985 13–21 38.2% — 1,633 0 2 1980 2–3 40.0% — 1,507 0 0
21 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,636 0 2 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
22 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,765 0 2 1982 12–7 63.2% — 1,561 0 0
23 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2 1983 5–3 62.5% — 1,603 0 0
24 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2 1984 4–6 40.0% #103 1,573 0 0
25 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2 1985 4–12 25.0% — 1,522 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1986 6–13 31.6% #113 1,515 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1987 0–4 0.0% #242 1,479 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1988 9–12 42.9% #102 1,524 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1989 2–8 20.0% #209 1,482 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #479 1,477 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 1993 2–3 40.0% #190 1,481 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 Masako Yanagi
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 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1983 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 4 8 12 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 7 10 30.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9% — 19 39 58 32.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 7 16 23 30.4% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 Etsuko Inoue Masako Yanagi
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 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 1484 100.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1523 98.6 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1642 120.2 — — — — +6 -37 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 1700 134.4 — — — — -8 -31 -113 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1634 117.7 — — — — -18 +11 -72 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.45 1980 1508 101.5 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 — — -0.30
21 1986 1636 124.6 — — — — -96 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.59 1981 1497 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.09
22 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -110 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.01 1982 1562 107.6 — — — — -15 +20 — 61.5% +0.72 1–0 0–1 — +2.39
23 1988 1703 132.9 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -1.02 1983 1604 105.1 — — — — -18 — — 50.0% -0.40 4–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 106.1 +0.50
24 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +88 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.53 1984 1573 108.1 — — — — +5 +42 — 44.0% -0.56 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.10
25 1990 1661 128.6 — — — — +24 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07 1985 1523 110.2 — — — — +24 +64 -5 32.4% -1.05 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 93.6 +0.76
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1515 107.7 — — — — +7 — — 36.2% -0.77 4–5 (44%) 3–4 (43%) 98.8 +1.77
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1480 91.7 — — — — — — — 11.1% -3.33 0–1 — — -0.10
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1525 114.4 — — — — -62 +99 -30 44.9% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +1.43
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1483 89.4 — — — — -33 — — 15.0% -2.70 1–1 1–0 — +0.56
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1478 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.14
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1482 100.7 — — — — -27 — — 41.7% -1.42 1–1 1–0 — +0.30
Career — 1804 134.8 — — — — -32 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 -0.03 — 1623 108.3 — — — — -13 +47 -20 40.1% -0.76 18–20 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.2 +7.03

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.