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

Natasha Zvereva vs Masako Yanagi H2H: 1-0

Natasha Zvereva holds a 1–0 lead over Masako Yanagi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Natasha Zvereva leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Natasha Zvereva won the 1988 Tokyo Japan Open round of 32 6-0 6-4.

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Natasha Zvereva
BLR Age 55 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Masako Yanagi
JPN Age 66 Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Natasha Zvereva #13 6-0 6-4 Masako Yanagi #160 Match data Apr 15, 1988* R32 Tokyo Japan Open 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
Natasha Zvereva #201 #5 1,820 2,074 394 236 62.5% 0 0 0 2 3 5
Masako Yanagi #496 #89 9 1,622 46 73 38.7% 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 Natasha Zvereva Masako Yanagi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1986 4–2 66.7% #94 1,575 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1987 21–11 65.6% #19 1,835 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1988 40–18 69.0% #7 1,997 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1989 23–17 57.5% #27 1,804 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1990 38–15 71.7% #12 1,953 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1991 29–18 61.7% #21 1,912 0 2 1980 2–3 40.0% — 1,507 0 0
21 1992 34–20 63.0% #23 1,981 0 2 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
22 1993 37–19 66.1% #19 1,973 0 2 1982 12–7 63.2% — 1,561 0 0
23 1994 29–12 70.7% #10 1,979 0 3 1983 5–3 62.5% — 1,603 0 0
24 1995 31–17 64.6% #14 1,970 0 3 1984 4–6 40.0% #103 1,573 0 0
25 1996 13–13 50.0% #57 1,897 0 3 1985 4–12 25.0% #104 1,522 0 0
26 1997 25–20 55.6% #25 1,907 0 3 1986 6–13 31.6% #113 1,514 0 0
27 1998 35–21 62.5% #16 1,934 0 4 1987 0–4 0.0% #242 1,479 0 0
28 1999 24–19 55.8% #27 1,824 0 5 1988 9–12 42.9% #102 1,524 0 0
29 2000 11–13 45.8% #78 1,733 0 5 1989 2–8 20.0% #209 1,482 0 0
31 2002 0–1 0.0% — 1,708 0 5 1991 0–1 0.0% #479 1,477 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 1993 2–3 40.0% #190 1,481 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 Natasha Zvereva Masako Yanagi
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 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 16 10 26 61.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1989 12 6 18 66.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1990 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1991 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1992 7 7 14 50.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1993 15 6 21 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1994 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 1983 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 1995 17 8 25 68.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1996 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
26 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 4 8 12 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1998 15 10 25 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 1999 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1988 3 7 10 30.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
29 2000 3 5 8 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2002 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 157 98 255 61.6% 98 56 154 63.6% 71 31 102 69.6% 68 51 119 57.1% — 19 39 58 32.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 7 16 23 30.4% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 Natasha Zvereva Masako Yanagi
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 1986 1575 112.4 — — — — +63 — — 56.3% -0.12 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 1836 140.5 — — — — -21 -249 -181 63.8% +0.70 5–4 (56%) 4–2 (67%) 104.1 +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 1997 161.2 — — — — -75 -213 -183 66.7% +1.05 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) 106.4 -3.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1989 1805 144.1 — — — — +20 -25 -21 57.3% +0.91 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) 91.9 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1990 1953 156.8 — — — — -78 -41 -36 65.8% +1.03 10–5 (67%) 6–4 (60%) 106.3 -0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1991 1912 148.8 — — — — -66 +41 +34 59.2% +0.55 6–3 (67%) 10–5 (67%) 106.2 -0.24 1980 1508 101.4 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 — — -0.30
21 1992 1982 158.3 — — — — -114 +58 +53 61.3% +0.90 6–5 (55%) 8–6 (57%) 102.4 -2.82 1981 1497 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.09
22 1993 1974 157.3 — — — — -22 -9 +90 65.3% +0.98 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) 104.2 +0.50 1982 1562 107.6 — — — — -15 +19 — 61.5% +0.72 1–0 0–1 — +2.51
23 1994 1979 161.7 — — — — +7 -6 +1 69.6% +1.40 6–6 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 101.8 -1.08 1983 1604 105.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.40 4–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 106.1 +0.50
24 1995 1971 161.0 — — — — +27 -3 +16 59.5% +0.80 13–7 (65%) 6–6 (50%) 100.5 -0.19 1984 1573 108.0 — — — — +5 +41 — 44.0% -0.56 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.16
25 1996 1897 147.8 — — — — +45 +39 +91 50.0% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 94.9 -1.77 1985 1523 110.1 — — — — +25 +64 -5 32.4% -1.05 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 93.6 +0.76
26 1997 1907 154.8 — — — — +11 +5 +82 56.3% +0.19 8–4 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 107.1 -3.07 1986 1515 107.6 — — — — +6 — — 36.2% -0.77 4–5 (44%) 3–4 (43%) 98.8 +1.81
27 1998 1934 156.7 — — — — -36 -9 +187 60.5% +0.47 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) 99.6 -3.30 1987 1480 91.7 — — — — — — — 11.1% -3.33 0–1 — — -0.10
28 1999 1825 141.3 — — — — +2 0 +268 54.8% +0.40 8–3 (73%) 3–7 (30%) 99.9 -0.76 1988 1525 114.3 — — — — -63 +99 -30 44.9% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +1.43
29 2000 1733 128.2 — — — — +39 +59 +392 42.0% -0.66 5–1 (83%) 0–2 — -0.52 1989 1483 89.4 — — — — -34 — — 15.0% -2.70 1–1 1–0 — +0.58
31 2002 1708 97.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.15 1991 1478 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.14
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1482 100.7 — — — — -27 — — 41.7% -1.42 1–1 1–0 — +0.30
Career — 2074 160.7 — — — — -23 -15 +55 60.5% +0.69 97–63 (61%) 77–61 (56%) 107.9 -2.55 — 1623 108.2 — — — — -14 +47 -20 40.1% -0.76 18–20 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.2 +7.23

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.