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

Rita Grande vs Naoko Kijimuta H2H: 1-0

Rita Grande holds a 1–0 lead over Naoko Kijimuta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rita Grande leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rita Grande won the 1997 Hope Island round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Rita Grande

ITA Age 51 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H

1 – 0

1 main-draw meetings

Naoko Kijimuta

JPN Age 54 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rita Grande #71	6-2 6-1	Naoko Kijimuta #45	Match data	Jan 2, 1997*	R32	Hope Island	Tier III → modern equivalent 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
Rita Grande	#1,172	#24	1,020	1,755	173	220	44.0%	0	0	0	0	3	3
Naoko Kijimuta	#538	#44	529	1,696	37	57	39.4%	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	Rita Grande							Naoko Kijimuta
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
16	1991	0–2	0.0%	#370	1,471	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1989	1–1	50.0%	—	1,513	0	0
18	1993	0–1	0.0%	#186	1,456	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1994	7–12	36.8%	#146	1,491	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1995	10–11	47.6%	#72	1,591	0	0	1992	0–1	0.0%	#315	1,496	0	0
21	1996	10–16	38.5%	#71	1,617	0	0	1993	0–1	0.0%	#303	1,490	0	0
22	1997	15–18	45.5%	#44	1,667	0	0	1994	2–7	22.2%	#156	1,480	0	0
23	1998	12–23	34.3%	#59	1,581	0	0	1995	6–6	50.0%	#87	1,556	0	0
24	1999	21–18	53.8%	#54	1,677	0	0	1996	17–18	48.6%	#45	1,682	0	0
25	2000	16–22	42.1%	#77	1,608	0	0	1997	10–17	37.0%	#74	1,669	0	0
26	2001	35–26	57.4%	#24	1,742	0	2	1998	1–6	14.3%	#279	1,595	0	0
27	2002	21–27	43.8%	#46	1,640	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2003	14–25	35.9%	#70	1,534	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2004	12–18	40.0%	#104	1,536	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	2005	0–1	0.0%	#1088	1,518	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Rita Grande																	Naoko Kijimuta
	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 %
16	1991	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
18	1993	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1994	7	9	16	43.8%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1995	10	9	19	52.6%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
21	1996	8	9	17	47.1%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1993	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1997	12	11	23	52.2%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1994	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1998	4	10	14	28.6%	3	6	9	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	1995	6	5	11	54.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
24	1999	15	9	24	62.5%	2	5	7	28.6%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1996	14	11	25	56.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
25	2000	6	10	16	37.5%	6	9	15	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	1997	4	12	16	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
26	2001	28	16	44	63.6%	6	7	13	46.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1998	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
27	2002	12	15	27	44.4%	4	6	10	40.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2003	3	13	16	18.8%	8	6	14	57.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2004	5	10	15	33.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	2005	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	110	122	232	47.4%	37	56	93	39.8%	15	24	39	38.5%	11	18	29	37.9%	—	26	40	66	39.4%	6	6	12	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

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	Rita Grande																Naoko Kijimuta
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
16	1991	1471	91.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1989	1514	104.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.25
18	1993	1456	94.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1994	1492	108.7	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	40.0%	-0.67	3–4 (43%)	0–4 (0%)	95.5	+0.41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1995	1591	131.2	—	—	—	—	+49	—	—	47.1%	+0.26	5–4 (56%)	1–4 (20%)	100.8	+0.32	1992	1497	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.21
21	1996	1618	126.5	—	—	—	—	+22	-164	-67	42.4%	-0.41	2–5 (29%)	2–4 (33%)	94.9	+0.05	1993	1490	103.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	0.00
22	1997	1668	136.7	—	—	—	—	+21	-161	—	48.7%	-0.33	4–10 (29%)	4–1 (80%)	97.9	+0.01	1994	1480	119.3	—	—	—	—	+27	—	—	25.0%	-1.40	1–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.38
23	1998	1581	124.9	—	—	—	—	+29	-89	-16	37.0%	-1.12	5–6 (45%)	4–2 (67%)	103.0	-0.29	1995	1556	125.1	—	—	—	—	+18	—	—	48.3%	+0.31	3–2 (60%)	0–2	—	+0.31
24	1999	1678	125.6	—	—	—	—	+23	-179	-105	50.0%	-0.45	10–2 (83%)	5–2 (71%)	110.9	-0.74	1996	1682	139.7	—	—	—	—	+22	-92	-129	50.0%	+0.20	5–7 (42%)	3–4 (43%)	100.8	-0.53
25	2000	1608	123.5	—	—	—	—	+28	-76	-44	43.9%	-0.27	4–4 (50%)	5–3 (63%)	101.6	-0.24	1997	1670	130.1	—	—	—	—	-56	-37	-27	40.9%	-0.74	5–7 (42%)	1–3 (25%)	99.4	-1.71
26	2001	1742	138.0	—	—	—	—	+31	-163	-198	54.7%	+0.35	11–8 (58%)	6–7 (46%)	101.8	+0.27	1998	1595	103.6	—	—	—	—	-39	—	—	27.8%	-2.11	1–3 (25%)	—	—	+0.31
27	2002	1641	120.5	—	—	—	—	-19	-46	-67	44.1%	-0.36	8–7 (53%)	4–7 (36%)	100.1	+1.02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2003	1534	112.1	+0.28	+0.94	1.123	52.5%	-41	+90	+57	40.7%	-0.78	6–9 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	97.2	+1.70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2004	1536	104.3	-0.87	-1.71	0.916	47.8%	-71	+57	+70	44.6%	-0.70	5–9 (36%)	6–3 (67%)	100.9	+1.29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	2005	1518	99.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	0–1	—	+0.22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	1755	128.5	-0.35	-0.51	1.007	50.0%	+13	-66	-49	45.2%	-0.40	63–69 (48%)	38–41 (48%)	101.0	+1.12	—	1697	134.7	—	—	—	—	-1	-67	-65	42.7%	-0.43	15–22 (41%)	5–11 (31%)	96.6	-1.64

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.

Rita Grande's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Iva Majoli	3	3	6	Mar 25, 2004	H2H
Tamarine Tanasugarn	3	3	6	Aug 27, 2003	H2H
Jelena Dokic	1	5	6	Jun 13, 2003	H2H
Cara Black	0	5	5	Jun 9, 2004	H2H
Anna Smashnova	2	3	5	Mar 26, 2004	H2H

Naoko Kijimuta's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	2	2	4	May 23, 1997	H2H
Shi-Ting Wang	1	2	3	Sep 18, 1997	H2H
Yayuk Basuki	0	3	3	Aug 14, 1997	H2H
Amy Frazier	0	3	3	Jul 24, 1997	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	0	3	3	Mar 22, 1997	H2H