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

Nao Hibino vs Hiroko Kuwata H2H: 1-0

Nao Hibino holds a 1–0 lead over Hiroko Kuwata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nao Hibino leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nao Hibino won the 2015 Japan Women's Open first round 3-6 6-4 6-4.

Japan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
Japan Age 35 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nao Hibino #124 3-6 6-4 6-4 Hiroko Kuwata #218 Match data Sep 17, 2015* R32 Japan Women's Open International modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Nao Hibino #228 #56 1,050 1,726 80 121 39.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Hiroko Kuwata #498 #150 377 1,523 1 8 11.1% 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 Nao Hibino Hiroko Kuwata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2015 6–2 75.0% #66 1,559 0 1
21 2016 19–22 46.3% #94 1,639 0 1
22 2017 11–17 39.3% #97 1,544 0 1
23 2018 5–10 33.3% #114 1,597 0 1 2014 1–2 33.3% #190 1,506 0 0
24 2019 6–5 54.5% #106 1,619 0 2 2015 0–1 0.0% #183 1,489 0 0
25 2020 9–6 60.0% #73 1,647 0 2 2016 0–3 0.0% #201 1,426 0 0
26 2021 5–17 22.7% #129 1,527 0 2
27 2022 4–6 40.0% #138 1,578 0 2 2018 0–1 0.0% #272 1,398 0 0
28 2023 9–12 42.9% #94 1,657 0 3 2019 0–1 0.0% #337 1,386 0 0
29 2024 4–16 20.0% #145 1,603 0 3
30 2025 2–7 22.2% #174 1,514 0 3
31 2026 0–1 0.0% #228 1,558 0 3

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 Nao Hibino Hiroko Kuwata
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 2015 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2016 13 15 28 46.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2017 11 11 22 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2018 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2019 6 5 11 54.5% 2015 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2020 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 2016 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2021 1 9 10 10.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2022 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2023 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2024 4 9 13 30.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 2026 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 65 83 148 43.9% 13 27 40 32.5% 2 11 13 15.4% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 180/195 of Nao Hibino's and 7/8 of Hiroko Kuwata'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 Nao Hibino Hiroko Kuwata
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 2016 39/41 1.4 2.8 65.7% 58.2% 49.2% 50.1% 54.8% 54.9% 41.0% —/—
22 2017 26/28 1.8 3.6 64.7% 58.6% 45.9% 54.7% 42.0% 53.9% 38.7% —/—
23 2018 13/15 2.2 2.8 61.4% 60.0% 45.3% 59.2% 40.6% 54.4% 41.1% 2014 3/3 0.0 2.0 60.3% 55.8% 44.3% 48.9% 46.8% 51.8% 49.2%
24 2019 11/11 2.6 2.8 64.0% 64.7% 45.9% 56.5% 43.7% 57.7% 43.6% —/—
25 2020 15/15 1.1 2.7 65.5% 62.6% 45.8% 52.9% 41.8% 56.6% 46.8% 2016 2/3 2.0 4.5 62.7% 57.6% 35.7% 50.3% 71.4% 49.4% 42.1%
26 2021 21/23 1.8 2.9 65.0% 55.1% 36.6% 39.9% 47.2% 48.2% 39.1% —/—
27 2022 10/10 1.6 2.4 70.4% 59.9% 44.7% 43.5% 51.8% 55.2% 46.5% 2018 1/1 2.0 2.0 57.3% 51.2% 53.1% 54.5% 42.9% 52.0% 40.5%
28 2023 21/21 1.4 2.2 67.4% 58.0% 47.2% 47.1% 60.3% 54.4% 42.1% 2019 1/1 0.0 2.0 62.5% 36.7% 22.2% 0.0% 50.0% 31.3% 47.5%
29 2024 20/20 1.3 3.1 65.6% 55.3% 43.7% 48.7% 50.3% 51.1% 38.4% —/—
30 2025 3/9 2.0 3.0 64.6% 58.9% 48.8% 52.8% 45.8% 54.6% 43.7% —/—
31 2026 1/2 2.0 3.0 63.2% 68.8% 32.1% 71.4% 25.0% 55.3% 41.6% —/—
Career 180/203 1.6 2.9 65.5% 58.6% 45.3% 50.1% 48.9% 53.8% 41.3% 7/9 0.9 2.7 60.9% 52.9% 40.0% 43.1% 53.7% 48.2% 45.7%

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 Nao Hibino Hiroko Kuwata
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 2015 1560 105.6 +14 66.7% +0.60 1–0 +0.71
21 2016 1639 113.6 -1.11 -1.79 0.909 48.3% -18 -53 -78 44.0% -0.55 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 104.3 +0.05
22 2017 1544 109.2 -2.04 -3.51 0.840 47.2% +35 -50 39.0% -0.76 4–5 (44%) 1–1 +0.77
23 2018 1597 121.9 -0.94 -1.44 0.902 47.8% +21 40.0% -0.87 0–2 2–2 (50%) -0.36 2014 1506 111.0 -1.61 +0.78 1.021 50.6% +17 42.9% +0.57 0–1 0–1 -0.34
24 2019 1619 112.2 -0.45 -0.48 1.031 50.5% +13 45.8% -0.04 3–1 (75%) 2–2 (50%) +1.01 2015 1490 99.7 33.3% -0.33 0–1 +0.13
25 2020 1648 124.3 +0.36 +2.53 1.079 51.6% -35 -88 57.6% +0.73 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 104.2 +0.20 2016 1427 94.8 -0.09 +0.18 0.830 45.7% +5 14.3% -2.57 0–1 0–1 +0.04
26 2021 1528 96.1 -6.17 -3.62 0.754 44.2% -45 -13 -10 22.7% -2.09 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.88 2017 1420 96.2
27 2022 1578 112.0 -0.72 +0.28 1.038 50.9% -34 47.6% +0.19 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.93 2018 1398 97.2 -1.37 -2.40 0.845 46.3% 0.0% -2.50 +0.19
28 2023 1658 122.0 -1.96 -1.76 0.923 48.2% -9 43.5% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.9 +0.98 2019 1387 91.9 -2.62 -1.60 0.690 40.2% 0.0% -3.00 +0.04
29 2024 1603 118.1 -4.14 -2.60 0.784 44.9% +36 -97 -114 28.6% -1.57 3–6 (33%) 1–1 -0.24
30 2025 1514 109.3 -1.77 -0.47 0.962 49.4% -11 +10 30.0% -1.65 0–2 -0.04
31 2026 1558 107.9 -0.02 +0.29 0.929 48.4% 0.0% -2.00 -0.10
33 2024 1376
34 2025 1365 95.9
35 2026 1318 95.5
Career 1726 117.5 -2.08 -1.72 0.893 47.8% 0 -46 -68 40.3% -0.70 25–27 (48%) 18–19 (49%) 101.7 +2.42 1523 94.2 -1.29 -0.19 0.882 47.1% +11 23.8% -1.24 0–3 (0%) 0–2 +0.67

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.