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

Mara Santangelo vs Aiko Nakamura H2H: 1-1

Mara Santangelo and Aiko Nakamura are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mara Santangelo leads 1–0 on carpet, while Aiko Nakamura leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mara Santangelo won the 2007 Pan Pacific Open round of 32 7-5 6-0.

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Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Aiko Nakamura
JPN Age 42 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mara Santangelo #41 7-5 6-0 Aiko Nakamura #56 Match data Feb 1, 2007* R32 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet
Aiko Nakamura #66 6-3 7-5 Mara Santangelo #40 Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Mara Santangelo #970 #27 918 1,823 74 94 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Aiko Nakamura #730 #47 569 1,644 50 76 39.7% 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 Mara Santangelo Aiko Nakamura
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 2004 1–2 33.3% #135 1,505 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2005 11–13 45.8% #71 1,568 0 0
22 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0 2006 19–18 51.4% #57 1,620 0 0
23 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0 2007 13–21 38.2% #66 1,548 0 0
24 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0 2008 5–18 21.7% #146 1,489 0 0
25 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1 2009 0–2 0.0% #224 1,461 0 0
26 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #677 1,475 0 0
27 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1 2011 0–1 0.0% #231 1,468 0 0
28 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Mara Santangelo Aiko Nakamura
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 2 14 16 12.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 56 101 44.6% 17 24 41 41.5% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 40 56 96 41.7% 4 9 13 30.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 102/168 of Mara Santangelo's and 66/122 of Aiko Nakamura's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mara Santangelo Aiko Nakamura
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 6/24 1.3 6.0 58.0% 59.3% 34.3% 50.4% 43.0% 48.8% 39.4%
22 2003 1/2 3.0 6.0 54.2% 66.2% 54.5% 72.7% 60.0% 60.8% 35.6% 2006 14/37 1.1 3.3 61.3% 60.8% 45.2% 44.1% 46.6% 54.5% 41.9%
23 2004 6/22 2.0 3.0 65.3% 57.9% 41.5% 49.7% 43.5% 51.6% 39.0% 2007 26/34 1.4 3.3 60.5% 58.9% 40.4% 46.5% 44.7% 51.7% 43.0%
24 2005 5/19 2.0 5.0 64.4% 63.5% 47.1% 61.5% 65.7% 57.4% 35.0% 2008 16/23 0.9 3.3 63.7% 55.8% 37.9% 44.0% 43.5% 49.4% 36.9%
25 2006 33/54 3.1 3.8 65.0% 65.0% 46.5% 56.3% 46.9% 58.7% 39.0% 2009 2/2 2.0 4.5 64.9% 51.5% 22.8% 39.7% 91.7% 41.0% 39.8%
26 2007 39/48 2.8 4.1 61.6% 65.2% 40.1% 48.1% 45.0% 55.7% 42.2% 2010 2/2 0.5 6.0 66.4% 47.6% 29.2% 33.8% 85.0% 41.3% 40.0%
27 2008 9/12 2.6 5.9 61.3% 67.9% 37.9% 46.0% 51.2% 56.2% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 9/11 2.3 4.0 64.1% 61.9% 48.1% 62.1% 44.5% 57.1% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102/168 2.7 4.2 63.2% 64.6% 43.3% 52.8% 47.2% 56.7% 39.6% — 66/126 1.2 3.6 61.5% 58.0% 39.4% 45.1% 47.3% 50.8% 40.8%

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 Mara Santangelo Aiko Nakamura
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1505 108.0 — — — — +23 — — 33.3% -1.17 — 1–0 — -0.35
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1568 117.9 -3.08 -1.83 0.770 44.8% +2 — — 45.8% -0.30 6–5 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 +0.24
22 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10 2006 1621 117.5 -1.07 -2.00 0.920 47.9% +24 -78 — 50.6% -0.13 5–6 (45%) 5–1 (83%) 101.1 +1.14
23 2004 1490 110.4 -0.81 -1.76 0.806 45.2% +62 -7 — 34.0% -1.25 7–2 (78%) 1–3 (25%) 106.8 -0.24 2007 1548 108.1 -3.29 -1.84 0.891 47.2% -11 -43 +34 37.3% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 1–6 (14%) 97.1 +0.20
24 2005 1478 117.0 +0.72 -2.40 0.822 46.9% +14 +6 — 41.3% -0.44 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 93.3 -0.08 2008 1489 112.6 -3.75 -4.17 0.729 43.7% -29 +17 +95 22.0% -2.16 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.7 -1.31
25 2006 1658 133.7 +2.27 -3.42 0.945 48.9% -42 -54 -60 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 102.7 -0.61 2009 1461 93.4 -2.15 -0.86 0.675 40.3% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — +0.24
26 2007 1749 136.5 +0.56 -1.08 0.951 49.0% -101 -32 -7 55.4% +0.25 7–4 (64%) 8–1 (89%) 109.8 -0.89 2010 1475 101.1 -2.97 -1.43 0.680 40.8% — — — 40.0% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — -0.01
27 2008 1610 108.4 +0.63 -4.83 0.787 45.7% -32 +7 — 26.9% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 -0.82 2011 1469 95.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.13
28 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1824 129.5 +1.04 -2.38 0.915 48.3% -27 -31 -28 45.2% -0.34 26–28 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 103.6 -2.16 — 1644 115.0 -2.87 -2.40 0.829 45.9% +1 -43 +65 39.6% -0.84 20–19 (51%) 11–13 (46%) 101.2 +0.02

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.