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

Naoko Sato vs Liz Smylie H2H: 0-1

Liz Smylie holds a 1–0 lead over Naoko Sato in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Liz Smylie leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Liz Smylie won the 1982 Beckenham round of 64 6-4 7-5.

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Naoko Sato
JPN Age 71
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Liz Smylie
AUS Age 63 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Liz Smylie 6-4 7-5 Naoko Sato Match data Jun 3, 1982* R64 Beckenham WTA 250 Grass

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
Naoko Sato — — — 1,628 56 91 38.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liz Smylie #501 #20 29 1,823 161 189 46.0% 0 0 0 1 4 5

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 Naoko Sato Liz Smylie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,504 0 0 1980 11–4 73.3% — 1,630 0 1
18 1973 4–6 40.0% — 1,495 0 0 1981 2–10 16.7% — 1,515 0 1
19 1974 7–16 30.4% — 1,452 0 0 1982 15–8 65.2% — 1,628 0 3
20 1975 5–7 41.7% — 1,492 0 0 1983 20–14 58.8% — 1,754 0 4
21 1976 4–8 33.3% — 1,530 0 0 1984 13–18 41.9% #36 1,765 0 4
22 1977 8–12 40.0% — 1,566 0 0 1985 16–19 45.7% #43 1,729 0 4
23 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,594 0 0 1986 6–13 31.6% #114 1,668 0 4
24 1979 8–9 47.1% — 1,594 0 0 1987 20–14 58.8% #27 1,747 0 5
25 1980 11–10 52.4% — 1,592 0 0 1988 4–12 25.0% #153 1,607 0 5
26 1981 1–6 14.3% — 1,531 0 0 1989 21–22 48.8% #66 1,681 0 5
27 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,520 0 0 1990 15–16 48.4% #53 1,665 0 5
28 1983 0–4 0.0% — 1,467 0 0 1991 9–16 36.0% #116 1,612 0 5
29 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0 1992 0–1 0.0% #209 1,599 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1993 7–15 31.8% #125 1,549 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1994 2–7 22.2% #192 1,515 0 5
32 1987 0–1 0.0% — 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Naoko Sato Liz Smylie
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 %
17 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1980 — — — — — — — — 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
18 1973 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1981 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
19 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — —
20 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1976 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 4 6 33.3%
22 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — 1985 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1978 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1988 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1989 14 14 28 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1991 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
29 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 8 9 11.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 3 11 14 21.4% 13 27 40 32.5% 27 40 67 40.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — 51 80 131 38.9% 11 19 30 36.7% 84 60 144 58.3% 13 29 42 31.0%

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 Naoko Sato Liz Smylie
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
17 1972 1505 88.1 — — — — +47 — — 36.4% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.31 1980 1630 113.8 — — — — — — +68 63.6% +0.73 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 103.1 +1.27
18 1973 1496 92.8 — — — — — -8 +52 40.9% -1.41 1–1 — — +1.13 1981 1516 99.0 — — — — +29 +16 +113 20.0% -1.68 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.93
19 1974 1453 91.0 — — — — +95 -59 +77 34.0% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.33 1982 1628 117.1 — — — — — +36 +61 59.3% +0.70 8–2 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 106.2 +1.87
20 1975 1493 95.6 — — — — — -27 — 40.7% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.98 1983 1754 135.8 — — — — -168 -34 +79 54.4% +0.25 8–5 (62%) 3–3 (50%) 104.5 +2.10
21 1976 1530 116.3 — — — — — -82 +48 28.0% -1.64 2–1 (67%) — — -0.39 1984 1765 122.9 — — — — -245 -129 +140 45.6% -0.50 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 -1.24
22 1977 1567 121.7 — — — — — -112 +16 43.8% -0.69 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.63 1985 1730 128.1 — — — — -158 — +131 47.1% -0.38 7–8 (47%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.38
23 1978 1595 111.7 — — — — — -138 +17 48.3% -0.17 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.54 1986 1669 119.0 — — — — -124 -109 +185 38.5% -0.67 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.1 -0.61
24 1979 1594 114.4 — — — — — — +13 47.4% +0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.58 1987 1747 133.3 — — — — -128 — +164 57.7% +0.17 5–5 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 +0.13
25 1980 1593 108.7 — — — — — -117 -11 53.2% +0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74 1988 1607 97.5 — — — — -90 — +200 25.7% -1.91 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 102.1 +1.27
26 1981 1531 97.3 — — — — -43 -32 — 23.5% -1.88 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.51 1989 1682 124.8 — — — — -34 -171 +107 47.1% -0.16 10–6 (63%) 5–7 (42%) 101.1 +1.75
27 1982 1520 99.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.01 1990 1665 124.3 — — — — +4 — +123 47.1% -0.23 7–3 (70%) 2–5 (29%) 101.1 +0.59
28 1983 1467 93.8 — — — — — — — 11.1% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.48 1991 1613 115.0 — — — — -44 — +187 37.9% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 103.0 -0.32
29 1984 1459 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.02 1992 1600 99.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1550 117.2 — — — — -36 — +259 37.0% -0.70 4–6 (40%) 0–2 — +0.46
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1515 99.5 — — — — -31 — +232 31.6% -1.79 1–2 (33%) — — +0.11
32 1987 1451 91.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1629 106.1 — — — — +45 -69 +25 39.8% -0.84 18–22 (45%) 10–10 (50%) 101.4 +6.65 — 1824 127.3 — — — — -80 -43 +132 46.2% -0.37 67–54 (55%) 30–38 (44%) 100.0 +2.29

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.