H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Kathy Jordan vs Masako Yanagi H2H: 1-0

Kathy Jordan holds a 1–0 lead over Masako Yanagi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1986 San Diego round of 32 6-4 7-5.

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Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Masako Yanagi
JPN Age 66 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan #15 6-4 7-5 Masako Yanagi #116 Match data Jul 31, 1986* R32 San Diego WTA 500 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,093 249 155 61.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Masako Yanagi #496 #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 Kathy Jordan Masako Yanagi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1 1980 2–3 40.0% — 1,507 0 0
21 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
22 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2 1982 12–7 63.2% — 1,561 0 0
23 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2 1983 5–3 62.5% — 1,603 0 0
24 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2 1984 4–6 40.0% #103 1,573 0 0
25 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2 1985 4–12 25.0% #104 1,522 0 0
26 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2 1986 6–13 31.6% #113 1,514 0 0
27 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2 1987 0–4 0.0% #242 1,479 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1988 9–12 42.9% #102 1,524 0 0
29 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2 1989 2–8 20.0% #209 1,482 0 0
30 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 0 2 — — — — — — —
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 Kathy Jordan 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 %
18 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1983 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 1985 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
26 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 4 8 12 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 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 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6% — 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 Kathy Jordan 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
18 1978 1561 118.9 — — — — — — +39 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58 1980 1508 101.4 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 — — -0.30
21 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06 1981 1497 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.09
22 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84 1982 1562 107.6 — — — — -15 +19 — 61.5% +0.72 1–0 0–1 — +2.51
23 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02 1983 1604 105.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.40 4–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 106.1 +0.50
24 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73 1984 1573 108.0 — — — — +5 +41 — 44.0% -0.56 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.16
25 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92 1985 1523 110.1 — — — — +25 +64 -5 32.4% -1.05 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 93.6 +0.76
26 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31 1986 1515 107.6 — — — — +6 — — 36.2% -0.77 4–5 (44%) 3–4 (43%) 98.8 +1.81
27 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65 1987 1480 91.7 — — — — — — — 11.1% -3.33 0–1 — — -0.10
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1525 114.3 — — — — -63 +99 -30 44.9% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +1.43
29 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 1989 1483 89.4 — — — — -34 — — 15.0% -2.70 1–1 1–0 — +0.58
30 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +34 — +142 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.03 — 1623 108.2 — — — — -14 +47 -20 40.1% -0.76 18–20 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.2 +7.23

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.