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

Irina Spirlea vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 2-0

Irina Spirlea holds a 2–0 lead over Naoko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1997 Zurich third round 6-4 3-6 6-2.

ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 0
2 main draw meetings
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 15, 1997* Zurich WTA 1000 R32 Hard Irina Spirlea #7 6-4 3-6 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #36 Match data
May 25, 1996* Madrid WTA 1000 R16 Clay Irina Spirlea #18 (w/o) Naoko Sawamatsu #32 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Naoko Sawamatsu #266 #14 881 1,971 182 127 58.9% 0 0 0 3 1 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 Irina Spirlea Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,478 0 0
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0 1992 23–12 65.7% #24 1,865 0 1
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,855 0 2
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,872 0 3
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,848 0 3
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1996 18–16 52.9% #38 1,807 0 3
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,847 0 4
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,720 0 4
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4