H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Helen Gourlay vs Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H: 4-1

Helen Gourlay holds a 4–1 lead over Kazuko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Kazuko Sawamatsu won the 1974 Tokyo Sillook round-robin match 6-4 5-7 6-4.

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Helen Gourlay
Age 79
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 21, 1974 Tokyo Sillook WTA 250 RR Carpet Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 5-7 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data
Apr 19, 1974* St. Petersburg WTA 500 R16 Clay Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-3 Kazuko Sawamatsu Match data
Dec 22, 1973* Hobart WTA 250 SF Grass Helen Gourlay 6-7 6-3 6-3 Kazuko Sawamatsu Match data
Dec 15, 1972* Adelaide 2 WTA 250 R16 Grass Helen Gourlay 4-6 7-5 6-3 Kazuko Sawamatsu Match data
May 29, 1971* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Helen Gourlay 3-6 6-2 7-5 Kazuko Sawamatsu Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 294 200 59.5% 0 0 0 0 9 9
Kazuko Sawamatsu — — — 1,952 181 99 64.6% 0 0 0 1 10 11

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 Helen Gourlay Kazuko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 9–6 60.0% — 1,551 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 1969 16–8 66.7% — 1,671 0 3
19 — — — — — — — 1970 12–9 57.1% — 1,713 0 4
20 — — — — — — — 1971 18–10 64.3% — 1,799 0 5
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,660 0 5 1972 28–15 65.1% — 1,853 0 8
22 1969 40–28 58.8% — 1,735 0 7 1973 38–21 64.4% — 1,823 0 8
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,842 0 9 1974 37–20 64.9% — 1,898 0 10
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,904 0 9 1975 23–10 69.7% — 1,952 0 11
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,794 0 9 — — — — — — —
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,752 0 9 — — — — — — —
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 9 — — — — — — —
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,838 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,811 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,892 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,878 0 9 — — — — — — —
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 9 — — — — — — —