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Nerida Gregory vs Naoko Sato H2H: 1-0

Nerida Gregory holds a 1–0 lead over Naoko Sato in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nerida Gregory leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nerida Gregory won the 1980 Sydney International round of 32 5-7 6-2 6-4.

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Nerida Gregory
AUS Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sato
JPN Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nerida Gregory 5-7 6-2 6-4 Naoko Sato Match data Dec 4, 1980* R32 Sydney 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
Nerida Gregory — — — 1,651 65 94 40.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Naoko Sato — — — 1,628 56 91 38.1% 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 Nerida Gregory Naoko Sato
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,504 0 0
18 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,519 0 1 1973 4–6 40.0% — 1,495 0 0
19 1975 9–10 47.4% — 1,519 0 1 1974 7–16 30.4% — 1,452 0 0
20 1976 6–10 37.5% — 1,523 0 1 1975 5–7 41.7% — 1,492 0 0
21 1977 12–12 50.0% — 1,609 0 1 1976 4–8 33.3% — 1,530 0 0
22 1978 5–10 33.3% — 1,580 0 1 1977 8–12 40.0% — 1,566 0 0
23 1979 0–4 0.0% — 1,528 0 1 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,594 0 0
24 1980 24–19 55.8% — 1,625 0 1 1979 8–9 47.1% — 1,594 0 0
25 1981 5–18 21.7% — 1,539 0 1 1980 11–10 52.4% — 1,592 0 0
26 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,511 0 2 1981 1–6 14.3% — 1,531 0 0
27 1983 0–2 0.0% — 1,484 0 2 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,520 0 0
28 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,464 0 2 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 Nerida Gregory Naoko Sato
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 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1974 — — — — 1 0 1 100.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 1975 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1976 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
23 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1980 4 2 6 66.7% 16 12 28 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
25 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
26 1982 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 7 12 19 36.8% 28 33 61 45.9% 25 42 67 37.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — 3 11 14 21.4% 13 27 40 32.5% 27 40 67 40.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 Nerida Gregory Naoko Sato
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 1973 1508 94.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.40 1–0 — — -0.08 1972 1505 88.1 — — — — +47 — — 36.4% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.31
18 1974 1519 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.04 1973 1496 92.8 — — — — — -8 +52 40.9% -1.41 1–1 — — +1.13
19 1975 1519 111.8 — — — — — +72 0 46.3% -0.05 2–1 (67%) — — +2.16 1974 1453 91.0 — — — — +95 -59 +77 34.0% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.33
20 1976 1523 107.8 — — — — — +44 +26 38.9% -0.61 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +1.72 1975 1493 95.6 — — — — — -27 — 40.7% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.98
21 1977 1610 123.2 — — — — -57 — +15 48.1% +0.12 3–3 (50%) — — +2.05 1976 1530 116.3 — — — — — -82 +48 28.0% -1.64 2–1 (67%) — — -0.39
22 1978 1581 108.8 — — — — -9 — 0 34.3% -1.11 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +0.28 1977 1567 121.7 — — — — — -112 +16 43.8% -0.69 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.63
23 1979 1528 96.0 — — — — — — -9 11.1% -2.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.33 1978 1595 111.7 — — — — — -138 +17 48.3% -0.17 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.54
24 1980 1625 121.3 — — — — -48 -27 -92 57.9% +0.69 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 96.2 +2.55 1979 1594 114.4 — — — — — — +13 47.4% +0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.58
25 1981 1540 99.5 — — — — +40 -5 -46 24.0% -2.16 4–2 (67%) 4–0 (100%) 107.4 -0.62 1980 1593 108.7 — — — — — -117 -11 53.2% +0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
26 1982 1512 98.1 — — — — — -34 — 30.8% -0.54 1–0 0–2 — +0.96 1981 1531 97.3 — — — — -43 -32 — 23.5% -1.88 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.51
27 1983 1485 96.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.38 1982 1520 99.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.01
28 1984 1465 96.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.06 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 — 1651 114.2 — — — — -15 -3 -8 41.7% -0.50 18–18 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 101.1 +6.18 — 1629 106.1 — — — — +45 -69 +25 39.8% -0.84 18–22 (45%) 10–10 (50%) 101.4 +6.65

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.