H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Lindsay Davenport vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 3-1

Lindsay Davenport holds a 3–1 lead over Naoko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Lindsay Davenport leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Lindsay Davenport won the 1998 Pan Pacific Open round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Lindsay Davenport
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-2 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #35 Match data Feb 6, 1998* R16 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Lindsay Davenport #9 6-3 6-7 6-1 Naoko Sawamatsu #39 Match data Jan 11, 1997* QF Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-2 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #32 Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32 Atlanta Olympics Olympics Hard
Naoko Sawamatsu #16 4-6 6-4 7-6 Lindsay Davenport #6 Match data Feb 27, 1995 QF Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55
Naoko Sawamatsu #266 #14 881 1,970 183 129 58.7% 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 Lindsay Davenport Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,477 0 0
17 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4 1992 23–13 63.9% #24 1,856 0 1
20 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,853 0 2
21 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,870 0 3
22 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,847 0 3
23 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26 1996 19–17 52.8% #38 1,811 0 3
24 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,849 0 4
25 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,721 0 4
26 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37 — — — — — — —
27 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38 — — — — — — —
28 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45 — — — — — — —
29 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51 — — — — — — —
30 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51 — — — — — — —
31 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53 — — — — — — —
32 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55 — — — — — — —

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 Lindsay Davenport Naoko Sawamatsu
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 %
15 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1990 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 13 10 23 56.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1996 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1995 14 8 22 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1996 11 11 22 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 1997 20 12 32 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2001 51 9 60 85.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1998 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2002 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2% — 117 77 194 60.3% 36 27 63 57.1% 20 16 36 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6%

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 Lindsay Davenport Naoko Sawamatsu
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 1991 1505 103.8 — — — — +36 — — 28.6% -1.71 1–0 — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 1512 119.7 — — — — +67 0 — 31.3% -1.38 1–1 — — -0.26 1989 1477 96.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — +0.30
17 1993 1859 149.8 — — — — -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 111.2 -0.48 1990 1669 124.7 — — — — +57 — — 62.5% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 110.2 +1.75
18 1994 2041 168.7 — — — — -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 -2.86 1991 1724 133.2 — — — — -8 -44 -170 55.4% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +2.14
19 1995 1964 155.1 — — — — -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 100.2 +0.77 1992 1857 143.8 — — — — -17 -155 -248 60.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 104.0 -0.25
20 1996 2066 172.6 — — — — +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 100.5 -1.62 1993 1853 139.0 — — — — -68 -33 -152 62.1% +0.86 7–6 (54%) 2–0 — +0.17
21 1997 2166 175.6 — — — — +24 -154 — 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) 94.6 +0.58 1994 1871 146.2 — — — — -20 -58 -130 60.7% +1.00 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -0.99
22 1998 2287 180.4 — — — — +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -2.47 1995 1848 150.6 — — — — +59 -74 -92 58.6% +0.48 10–7 (59%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 +1.09
23 1999 2328 179.8 — — — — +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 101.9 -1.25 1996 1812 145.0 — — — — +5 +4 -6 53.2% +0.02 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 97.8 -0.27
24 2000 2254 177.5 — — — — +41 — -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) 96.4 -2.76 1997 1850 153.6 — — — — +44 -92 -62 54.0% +0.35 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 103.9 -1.59
25 2001 2298 174.7 — — — — +17 — -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) 103.0 -1.06 1998 1721 125.2 — — — — +37 -25 +64 40.5% -0.62 8–6 (57%) 1–1 — -0.88
26 2002 2166 166.9 — — — — +25 — — 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 90.6 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 96.2 -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 100.2 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) 103.6 -1.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 — — 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 97.4 -1.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 — — 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 — 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91 — 1971 148.7 — — — — +11 -58 -103 56.1% +0.40 67–48 (58%) 31–18 (63%) 109.3 +0.47

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.