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

Peggy Michel vs Naoko Sato H2H: 1-1

Peggy Michel and Naoko Sato are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Peggy Michel leads 1–0 on grass, while Naoko Sato leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Naoko Sato won the 1974 Costa Mesa round of 16 5-7 6-4 6-1.

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Peggy Michel

USA Age 77

H2H

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2 main-draw meetings

Naoko Sato

JPN Age 71

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Naoko Sato	5-7 6-4 6-1	Peggy Michel	Match data	Apr 5, 1974*	R16	Costa Mesa	WTA 250	Hard
Peggy Michel	6-2 6-0	Naoko Sato	Match data	Jun 8, 1973*	R16	Chichester	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
Peggy Michel	—	—	—	1,718	70	78	47.3%	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	Peggy Michel							Naoko Sato
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2–3	40.0%	—	1,504	0	0
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	4–6	40.0%	—	1,495	0	0
19	1968	12–11	52.2%	—	1,548	0	0	1974	7–16	30.4%	—	1,452	0	0
20	1969	11–12	47.8%	—	1,606	0	0	1975	5–7	41.7%	—	1,492	0	0
21	1970	11–10	52.4%	—	1,610	0	0	1976	4–8	33.3%	—	1,530	0	0
22	1971	0–1	0.0%	—	1,604	0	0	1977	8–12	40.0%	—	1,566	0	0
23	1972	0–1	0.0%	—	1,591	0	0	1978	6–7	46.2%	—	1,594	0	0
24	1973	16–17	48.5%	—	1,630	0	0	1979	8–9	47.1%	—	1,594	0	0
25	1974	14–17	45.2%	—	1,617	0	0	1980	11–10	52.4%	—	1,592	0	0
26	1975	4–4	50.0%	—	1,651	0	0	1981	1–6	14.3%	—	1,531	0	0
27	1976	1–4	20.0%	—	1,644	0	0	1982	0–1	0.0%	—	1,520	0	0
28	1977	1–1	50.0%	—	1,653	0	0	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	Peggy Michel																	Naoko Sato
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—
19	1968	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—	1974	2	2	4	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%
20	1969	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	9	9	18	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1975	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
21	1970	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	1976	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—
22	1971	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—	—	—
23	1972	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	1	1	0.0%
24	1973	3	4	7	42.9%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	8	17	52.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	1979	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—
25	1974	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	1980	1	1	2	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—
26	1975	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	1981	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
27	1976	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
28	1977	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	11	12	23	47.8%	12	15	27	44.4%	43	41	84	51.2%	1	6	7	14.3%	—	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	Peggy Michel																Naoko Sato
Age	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
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1496	92.8	—	—	—	—	—	-8	+52	40.9%	-1.41	1–1	—	—	+1.13
19	1968	1549	112.1	—	—	—	—	+15	+4	-17	51.9%	+0.29	3–3 (50%)	—	—	-0.55	1974	1453	91.0	—	—	—	—	+95	-59	+77	34.0%	-1.11	3–4 (43%)	1–3 (25%)	97.2	+1.33
20	1969	1607	116.5	—	—	—	—	-54	—	+20	50.0%	-0.14	1–3 (25%)	—	—	+0.38	1975	1493	95.6	—	—	—	—	—	-27	—	40.7%	-1.33	2–1 (67%)	1–1	—	+0.98
21	1970	1611	123.8	—	—	—	—	-83	-56	+90	54.3%	+0.59	1–3 (25%)	—	—	+1.18	1976	1530	116.3	—	—	—	—	—	-82	+48	28.0%	-1.64	2–1 (67%)	—	—	-0.39
22	1971	1605	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.22	1977	1567	121.7	—	—	—	—	—	-112	+16	43.8%	-0.69	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	101.1	+1.63
23	1972	1592	94.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.08	1978	1595	111.7	—	—	—	—	—	-138	+17	48.3%	-0.17	1–2 (33%)	1–1	—	+0.54
24	1973	1630	129.6	—	—	—	—	-52	-69	+57	50.0%	-0.04	5–5 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	102.0	+2.23	1979	1594	114.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+13	47.4%	+0.05	2–2 (50%)	1–1	—	+1.58
25	1974	1618	133.3	—	—	—	—	-93	-26	+100	47.9%	-0.16	4–7 (36%)	4–4 (50%)	98.0	+0.94	1980	1593	108.7	—	—	—	—	—	-117	-11	53.2%	+0.30	2–3 (40%)	1–1	—	+1.74
26	1975	1652	125.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+80	52.9%	+0.41	0–1	0–1	—	+0.18	1981	1531	97.3	—	—	—	—	-43	-32	—	23.5%	-1.88	1–2 (33%)	1–1	—	+0.51
27	1976	1644	119.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.80	—	—	—	-0.44	1982	1520	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.01
28	1977	1653	103.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.75	—	—	—	-0.03	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	—	1718	130.0	—	—	—	—	-45	-36	+57	49.1%	-0.04	14–22 (39%)	7–8 (47%)	95.9	+2.43	—	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.

Peggy Michel's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	0	7	7	Mar 25, 1976	H2H
Cecilia Martinez	3	3	6	Dec 19, 1974	H2H
Janet Young	3	1	4	Jun 25, 1975	H2H
Betty Stove	0	3	3	Mar 31, 1976	H2H
Helen Gourlay	1	2	3	Dec 27, 1974	H2H

Naoko Sato's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	0	4	4	Nov 14, 1984	H2H
Pam Whytcross	1	2	3	Jul 12, 1980	H2H
Belinda Thompson	3	0	3	Jun 7, 1978	H2H
Julie Anthony	0	3	3	Jun 22, 1977	H2H
Linky Boshoff	0	3	3	Aug 11, 1976	H2H