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Gigi Fernandez vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 2-0

Gigi Fernandez holds a 2–0 lead over Naoko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Gigi Fernandez leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gigi Fernandez won the 1996 Key Biscayne round of 64 6-7 6-3 6-3.

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Gigi Fernandez
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gigi Fernandez #76 6-7 6-3 6-3 Naoko Sawamatsu #27 Match data Mar 23, 1996* R64 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Gigi Fernandez #35 6-2 7-5 Naoko Sawamatsu #20 Match data Jun 18, 1993* R16 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

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
Gigi Fernandez #181 #17 247 1,911 227 217 51.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Gigi Fernandez Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,477 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1983 4–8 33.3% — 1,524 0 0 1992 23–13 63.9% #24 1,856 0 1
20 1984 18–16 52.9% #27 1,722 0 0 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,853 0 2
21 1985 9–18 33.3% #64 1,655 0 0 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,870 0 3
22 1986 17–14 54.8% #57 1,728 0 1 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,847 0 3
23 1987 16–17 48.5% #39 1,681 0 1 1996 19–17 52.8% #38 1,811 0 3
24 1988 15–18 45.5% #53 1,683 0 1 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,849 0 4
25 1989 23–15 60.5% #23 1,808 0 1 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,721 0 4
26 1990 18–14 56.2% #36 1,764 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1991 30–18 62.5% #22 1,808 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 1992 22–16 57.9% #32 1,806 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 1993 17–17 50.0% #50 1,730 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 1994 17–17 50.0% #32 1,789 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 1995 11–13 45.8% #65 1,739 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1996 7–12 36.8% #112 1,687 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1997 3–3 50.0% #180 1,708 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Gigi Fernandez 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 13 10 23 56.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1983 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1984 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1985 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 1986 10 4 14 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1995 14 8 22 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1987 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 11 11 22 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1988 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 20 12 32 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1989 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1990 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1991 17 10 27 63.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 16 8 24 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1994 9 8 17 52.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1995 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 123 108 231 53.2% 10 21 31 32.3% 66 48 114 57.9% 28 38 66 42.4% — 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 Gigi Fernandez 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1669 124.7 — — — — +57 — — 62.5% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 110.2 +1.75
18 1982 1484 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.14 1991 1724 133.2 — — — — -8 -44 -170 55.4% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +2.14
19 1983 1525 107.0 — — — — +20 — +103 38.7% -0.81 3–4 (43%) — — +0.09 1992 1857 143.8 — — — — -17 -155 -248 60.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 104.0 -0.25
20 1984 1723 133.3 — — — — -124 — +67 52.6% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 +1.64 1993 1853 139.0 — — — — -68 -33 -152 62.1% +0.86 7–6 (54%) 2–0 — +0.17
21 1985 1655 131.5 — — — — -67 — +69 36.7% -1.17 2–4 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -1.65 1994 1871 146.2 — — — — -20 -58 -130 60.7% +1.00 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -0.99
22 1986 1729 123.4 — — — — -5 -186 -44 55.4% +0.18 5–7 (42%) 5–2 (71%) 99.5 +2.46 1995 1848 150.6 — — — — +59 -74 -92 58.6% +0.48 10–7 (59%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 +1.09
23 1987 1681 134.9 — — — — -1 -163 +66 49.3% +0.08 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.3 +0.81 1996 1812 145.0 — — — — +5 +4 -6 53.2% +0.02 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 97.8 -0.27
24 1988 1683 137.1 — — — — +26 — -6 47.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -1.31 1997 1850 153.6 — — — — +44 -92 -62 54.0% +0.35 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 103.9 -1.59
25 1989 1809 145.5 — — — — +2 — -63 57.3% +0.71 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.49 1998 1721 125.2 — — — — +37 -25 +64 40.5% -0.62 8–6 (57%) 1–1 — -0.88
26 1990 1764 137.4 — — — — +14 — +11 57.5% +0.63 3–6 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 95.2 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1991 1809 133.9 — — — — -40 -257 +45 57.7% +0.35 11–4 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 107.7 +1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 1806 140.7 — — — — +7 -254 +46 56.0% +0.52 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 105.7 +0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1993 1731 133.0 — — — — -6 -139 +171 50.7% -0.20 5–4 (56%) 5–2 (71%) 102.5 +1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1994 1790 139.1 — — — — -26 -264 +163 51.9% -0.05 4–7 (36%) 5–6 (45%) 95.7 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1995 1739 124.8 — — — — -25 — +142 50.9% -0.33 4–7 (36%) 4–2 (67%) 98.5 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 1688 129.4 — — — — -30 — +235 40.0% -0.84 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1709 113.2 — — — — -56 — +219 46.2% -0.54 1–0 1–1 — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1912 141.7 — — — — -18 -208 +72 51.5% +0.08 72–72 (50%) 52–42 (55%) 103.1 +0.92 — 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.