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

Kazuko Sawamatsu vs Alena Palmeova West H2H: 4-0

Kazuko Sawamatsu holds a 4–0 lead over Alena Palmeova West in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kazuko Sawamatsu leads 3–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kazuko Sawamatsu won the 1974 Italian Open round of 32 6-4 4-6 6-2.

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Kazuko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 75 Right-Handed
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Alena Palmeova West
TCH Age 81

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 4-6 6-2 Alena Palmeova West Match data May 28, 1974* R32 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-3 0-6 6-3 Alena Palmeova West Match data Jul 7, 1973* QF Travemunde WTA 250 Clay
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-2 6-3 Alena Palmeova West Match data Oct 30, 1972* F Hong Kong Open WTA 250 Grass
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 6-3 Alena Palmeova West Match data Jul 15, 1972* SF Gstaad WTA 250 Clay

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
Kazuko Sawamatsu — — — 1,954 179 100 64.2% 0 0 0 1 8 9
Alena Palmeova West — — — 1,757 95 75 55.9% 0 0 0 0 12 12

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 Kazuko Sawamatsu Alena Palmeova West
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 9–7 56.2% — 1,556 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1969 16–8 66.7% — 1,674 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1970 10–8 55.6% — 1,727 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1971 18–10 64.3% — 1,826 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1972 28–16 63.6% — 1,848 0 6 — — — — — — —
22 1973 38–21 64.4% — 1,825 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 1974 37–20 64.9% — 1,900 0 8 1968 9–5 64.3% — 1,572 0 2
24 1975 23–10 69.7% — 1,954 0 9 1969 15–11 57.7% — 1,619 0 4
25 — — — — — — — 1970 8–12 40.0% — 1,600 0 4
26 — — — — — — — 1971 17–10 63.0% — 1,667 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1972 22–13 62.9% — 1,701 0 9
28 — — — — — — — 1973 9–8 52.9% — 1,661 0 10
29 — — — — — — — 1974 8–7 53.3% — 1,669 0 11
30 — — — — — — — 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,682 0 12
31 — — — — — — — 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,677 0 12
32 — — — — — — — 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,662 0 12
35 — — — — — — — 1980 1–3 25.0% — 1,606 0 12
36 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,585 0 12

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 Kazuko Sawamatsu Alena Palmeova West
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 %
17 1968 — — — — 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 — — — — 13 6 19 68.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 13 8 21 61.9% 3 0 3 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 6 1 7 85.7% 11 9 20 55.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 3 1 4 75.0% 1968 — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1975 — — — — 19 7 26 73.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1969 2 0 2 100.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 2 2 0.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 21 11 32 65.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 10 3 13 76.9% 88 50 138 63.8% 71 43 114 62.3% 7 4 11 63.6% — 2 3 5 40.0% 80 54 134 59.7% 5 7 12 41.7% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 Kazuko Sawamatsu Alena Palmeova West
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
17 1968 1556 119.1 — — — — — +59 — 56.3% +0.87 2–0 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1674 127.4 — — — — — +49 -122 64.7% +1.25 2–1 (67%) — — +0.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1727 133.7 — — — — — -29 -107 59.1% +0.75 2–6 (25%) — — -1.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1827 139.8 — — — — — -118 0 59.3% +0.81 6–1 (86%) 1–0 — -2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1848 149.8 — — — — -200 -59 +3 61.1% +1.22 5–4 (56%) — — -3.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1826 145.5 — — — — -160 +61 +45 60.9% +0.99 10–5 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 104.0 +1.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1900 150.9 — — — — -79 -49 +35 61.7% +0.94 8–2 (80%) 4–3 (57%) 106.4 -3.51 1968 1573 113.0 — — — — — +58 — 61.3% +0.90 2–1 (67%) — — +0.76
24 1975 1955 150.1 — — — — — +26 -50 64.9% +1.09 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 106.5 -0.94 1969 1619 119.9 — — — — -31 +44 — 55.4% +0.55 3–3 (50%) — — +2.17
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1601 106.8 — — — — -39 +50 -55 41.9% -0.98 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1667 122.3 — — — — — +100 -111 61.3% +0.77 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +3.40
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1701 122.2 — — — — — +71 -156 56.6% +0.46 7–3 (70%) 0–2 — +3.06
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1662 119.5 — — — — — +41 — 51.3% +0.54 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +2.10
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1670 119.7 — — — — — +38 — 52.9% +0.24 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.16
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1683 115.2 — — — — — +43 — 58.8% +0.88 1–0 1–1 — +1.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1678 106.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.34
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1662 102.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1606 98.7 — — — — — +46 — 30.0% -0.30 1–1 0–2 — +0.30
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1585 93.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.04
Career — 1955 150.4 — — — — -131 +6 +3 61.3% +1.01 41–21 (66%) 11–8 (58%) 110.7 -3.61 — 1757 122.9 — — — — -33 +60 -108 53.8% +0.34 26–19 (58%) 4–9 (31%) 99.7 +8.38

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.