H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H: 1-0

Martina Navratilova holds a 1–0 lead over Kazuko Sawamatsu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Martina Navratilova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1974 Hamburg semifinal 6-4 6-4.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 25, 1974* Hamburg WTA 250 SF Clay Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-4 Kazuko Sawamatsu Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,664 1,427 227 86.3% 18 8 8 15 120 168
Kazuko Sawamatsu — — — 1,952 181 99 64.6% 0 0 0 1 10 11

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 Martina Navratilova Kazuko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,498 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1973 20–17 54.1% — 1,761 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1974 39–20 66.1% — 1,975 0 4 1968 9–6 60.0% — 1,551 0 2
18 1975 81–21 79.4% — 2,218 0 7 1969 16–8 66.7% — 1,671 0 3
19 1976 41–16 71.9% — 2,153 0 9 1970 12–9 57.1% — 1,713 0 4
20 1977 67–15 81.7% — 2,243 0 15 1971 18–10 64.3% — 1,799 0 5
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 1972 28–15 65.1% — 1,853 0 8
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 1973 38–21 64.4% — 1,823 0 8
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 1974 37–20 64.9% — 1,898 0 10
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 1975 23–10 69.7% — 1,952 0 11
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 — — — — — — —
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 — — — — — — —
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,633 11 101 — — — — — — —
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,583 13 113 — — — — — — —
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,626 15 126 — — — — — — —
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,523 17 130 — — — — — — —
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,452 17 139 — — — — — — —
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,393 17 147 — — — — — — —
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,306 18 153 — — — — — — —
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,316 18 158 — — — — — — —
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,326 18 162 — — — — — — —
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,264 18 167 — — — — — — —
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 168 — — — — — — —
45 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 168 — — — — — — —
47 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 168 — — — — — — —
48 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 168 — — — — — — —