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Kim Sands vs Etsuko Inoue H2H: 0-1

Etsuko Inoue holds a 1–0 lead over Kim Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Etsuko Inoue leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Etsuko Inoue won the 1986 Birmingham round of 64 6-4 7-6.

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Kim Sands
USA Age 70
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 62 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Etsuko Inoue #106 6-4 7-6 Kim Sands Match data Jun 11, 1986* R64 Birmingham WTA 250 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
Kim Sands — — — 1,714 53 123 30.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Kim Sands Etsuko Inoue
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1
19 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,700 0 2
20 — — — — — — — 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2
21 1978 4–4 50.0% — 1,511 0 0 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,636 0 2
22 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,765 0 2
23 1980 11–22 33.3% — 1,584 0 0 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2
24 1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,561 0 0 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2
25 1982 3–16 15.8% — 1,503 0 0 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2
26 1983 12–13 48.0% — 1,623 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1984 10–23 30.3% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1985 3–8 27.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1986 1–10 9.1% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1987 0–3 0.0% — 1,456 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 Kim Sands Etsuko Inoue
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1978 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 7 9 16 43.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 35 53 34.0% 9 30 39 23.1% 12 24 36 33.3% 14 33 47 29.8% — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9%

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 Kim Sands Etsuko Inoue
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1488 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.10
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1484 100.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1523 98.6 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1642 120.2 — — — — +6 -37 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.52
19 1976 1489 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.17 1984 1700 134.4 — — — — -8 -31 -113 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 -0.03
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1634 117.7 — — — — -18 +11 -72 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.45
21 1978 1512 108.5 — — — — — — +52 57.1% +0.72 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.69 1986 1636 124.6 — — — — -96 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.59
22 1979 1490 96.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.16 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -110 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.01
23 1980 1585 119.5 — — — — +8 -112 -47 32.5% -1.52 8–3 (73%) 1–3 (25%) 105.8 -0.99 1988 1703 132.9 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -1.02
24 1981 1561 111.8 — — — — -7 -101 +49 35.7% -1.06 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — +0.93 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +88 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.53
25 1982 1504 104.2 — — — — +6 -144 +77 23.3% -1.88 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.7 -0.89 1990 1661 128.6 — — — — +24 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07
26 1983 1623 121.3 — — — — -14 -159 -26 51.6% 0.00 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 +1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1558 126.0 — — — — +50 -118 -7 31.9% -1.14 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.6 -1.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1547 110.1 — — — — +26 -109 — 33.3% -1.26 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1481 109.2 — — — — +11 — — 20.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 93.5 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 1457 103.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1715 119.3 — — — — +13 -124 +20 34.9% -1.08 23–37 (38%) 10–19 (34%) 92.3 +0.14 — 1804 134.8 — — — — -32 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 -0.03

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.