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

Margaret Court vs Junko Sawamatsu H2H: 1-0

Margaret Court holds a 1–0 lead over Junko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1970 Dutch Open round of 32 6-1 6-0.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Junko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 78 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-1 6-0 Junko Sawamatsu Match data Jul 30, 1970* R32 Dutch Open 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
Margaret Court — #6 — 2,520 613 64 90.5% 11 0 0 4 78 93
Junko Sawamatsu — — — 1,515 7 26 21.2% 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 Margaret Court Junko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 1–5 16.7% — 1,461 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 2–6 25.0% — 1,452 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1970 2–5 28.6% — 1,471 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1971 2–10 16.7% — 1,433 0 0
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 — — — — — — —
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 — — — — — — —
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 — — — — — — —
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 — — — — — — —
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 — — — — — — —
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 — — — — — — —
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 — — — — — — —
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 — — — — — — —
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 — — — — — — —
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 — — — — — — —

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 Margaret Court Junko 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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1461 94.3 — — — — — -14 — 27.3% -1.91 0–1 — — +0.10
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1453 113.9 — — — — — -20 — 33.3% -0.72 0–2 — — -0.05
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1472 105.2 — — — — — -32 +83 28.6% -2.57 — — — -0.33
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1433 93.6 — — — — — +4 +37 16.0% -3.16 1–0 1–0 — +0.12
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 1516 102.2 — — — — — -15 +51 25.0% -2.19 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.50

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.