# Kimiko Date vs Naoko Sawamatsu — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644
Tour: WTA

Kimiko Date holds a 5–3 lead over Naoko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Naoko Sawamatsu won the 1996 Tokyo fourth round 7-5 3-6 6-4.

## Overall
- Kimiko Date: 5 wins
- Naoko Sawamatsu: 3 wins
- Total meetings: 8

## By surface
- Hard: Kimiko Date 2 - 2 Naoko Sawamatsu
- Carpet: Kimiko Date 1 - 1 Naoko Sawamatsu
- Clay: Kimiko Date 2 - 0 Naoko Sawamatsu

## By tournament category
- WTA 250: Kimiko Date 2 - 1 Naoko Sawamatsu
- Grand Slam: Kimiko Date 1 - 1 Naoko Sawamatsu
- WTA 1000: Kimiko Date 1 - 1 Naoko Sawamatsu
- WTA 500: Kimiko Date 1 - 0 Naoko Sawamatsu

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1996-02-02* | Tokyo | R16 | Carpet | Naoko Sawamatsu | 7-5 3-6 6-4 |
| 1995-01-22* | Australian Open | R32 | Hard | Naoko Sawamatsu | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1994-05-21* | Strasbourg | QF | Clay | Kimiko Date | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1994-04-09* | Tokyo Japan Open | SF | Hard | Kimiko Date | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1994-03-15* | Key Biscayne | R16 | Hard | Kimiko Date | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1992-05-27* | Roland Garros | R128 | Clay | Kimiko Date | 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3 |
| 1991-02-01* | Tokyo Pan Pacific | R32 | Carpet | Kimiko Date | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1990-04-15* | Tokyo Japan Open | QF | Hard | Naoko Sawamatsu | 6-4 7-6 |

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