H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Naoko Sato vs Susan Leo H2H: 0-1

Susan Leo holds a 1–0 lead over Naoko Sato in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Susan Leo leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Susan Leo won the 1979 Adelaide International round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Naoko Sato
JPN Age 71
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Susan Leo
AUS Age 64

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Susan Leo 6-3 6-3 Naoko Sato Match data Dec 13, 1979* R32 Adelaide International WTA 500 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
Susan Leo — — — 1,674 59 96 38.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Susan Leo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1977 0–2 0.0% — 1,485 0 0
17 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,504 0 0 1979 9–4 69.2% — 1,588 0 1
18 1973 4–6 40.0% — 1,495 0 0 1980 17–12 58.6% — 1,636 0 2
19 1974 7–16 30.4% — 1,452 0 0 1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,582 0 2
20 1975 5–7 41.7% — 1,492 0 0 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,589 0 2
21 1976 4–8 33.3% — 1,530 0 0 1983 8–19 29.6% — 1,531 0 2
22 1977 8–12 40.0% — 1,566 0 0 1984 7–12 36.8% — 1,563 0 2
23 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,594 0 0 1985 0–6 0.0% — 1,503 0 2
24 1979 8–9 47.1% — 1,594 0 0 1986 3–3 50.0% — 1,519 0 2
25 1980 11–10 52.4% — 1,592 0 0 1987 0–4 0.0% — 1,478 0 2
26 1981 1–6 14.3% — 1,531 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,520 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1983 0–4 0.0% — 1,467 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Susan Leo
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
17 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1979 — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
18 1973 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1980 3 2 5 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
19 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 5 6 16.7%
20 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1983 5 7 12 41.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — 1984 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1978 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 14 27 41 34.1% 9 17 26 34.6% 24 38 62 38.7% 3 13 16 18.8%

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 Naoko Sato Susan Leo
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1486 94.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.12
17 1972 1505 88.1 — — — — +47 — — 36.4% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.31 1979 1589 130.2 — — — — — — -32 69.0% +1.72 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.81
18 1973 1496 92.8 — — — — — -8 +52 40.9% -1.41 1–1 — — +1.13 1980 1636 124.0 — — — — -22 -114 -14 59.1% +0.95 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +2.01
19 1974 1453 91.0 — — — — +95 -59 +77 34.0% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.33 1981 1583 114.6 — — — — -13 -51 +37 36.2% -0.71 4–9 (31%) 1–6 (14%) 91.5 +1.16
20 1975 1493 95.6 — — — — — -27 — 40.7% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.98 1982 1590 119.8 — — — — -84 -53 +9 36.2% -1.06 4–5 (44%) 1–0 — -1.51
21 1976 1530 116.3 — — — — — -82 +48 28.0% -1.64 2–1 (67%) — — -0.39 1983 1531 107.7 — — — — -28 +15 +33 30.5% -1.22 3–2 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 100.5 +0.73
22 1977 1567 121.7 — — — — — -112 +16 43.8% -0.69 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.63 1984 1564 112.7 — — — — -56 -58 +42 39.0% -0.63 1–4 (20%) 1–2 (33%) 96.4 +0.57
23 1978 1595 111.7 — — — — — -138 +17 48.3% -0.17 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.54 1985 1504 94.7 — — — — -44 — — 7.7% -2.77 0–1 0–2 — +0.34
24 1979 1594 114.4 — — — — — — +13 47.4% +0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.58 1986 1520 96.8 — — — — -34 — — 50.0% -0.93 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +1.27
25 1980 1593 108.7 — — — — — -117 -11 53.2% +0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74 1987 1479 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.88 — 0–1 — +0.22
26 1981 1531 97.3 — — — — -43 -32 — 23.5% -1.88 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1520 99.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1467 93.8 — — — — — — — 11.1% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1459 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1674 118.6 — — — — -33 -67 +13 40.9% -0.50 17–29 (37%) 10–20 (33%) 90.5 +3.69

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.