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

Sabine Appelmans vs Naoko Kijimuta H2H: 0-1

Naoko Kijimuta holds a 1–0 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Naoko Kijimuta leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Naoko Kijimuta won the 1996 Jakarta quarterfinal 3-6 6-2 7-6.

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Sabine Appelmans

BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H

0 – 1

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
Naoko Kijimuta #92	3-6 6-2 7-6	Sabine Appelmans #18	Match data	Apr 14, 1996*	QF	Jakarta	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
Sabine Appelmans	#94	#16	1,502	1,925	284	205	58.1%	0	0	0	0	7	7
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	Sabine Appelmans							Naoko Kijimuta
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
15	1987	1–1	50.0%	#283	1,502	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1988	1–3	25.0%	#196	1,498	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1989	2–5	28.6%	#144	1,467	0	0	1989	1–1	50.0%	—	1,513	0	0
18	1990	21–12	63.6%	#22	1,679	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	34–14	70.8%	#18	1,873	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1992	29–16	64.4%	#26	1,895	0	3	1992	0–1	0.0%	#315	1,496	0	0
21	1993	19–15	55.9%	#36	1,834	0	3	1993	0–1	0.0%	#303	1,490	0	0
22	1994	29–16	64.4%	#27	1,821	0	5	1994	2–7	22.2%	#156	1,480	0	0
23	1995	24–17	58.5%	#31	1,809	0	6	1995	6–6	50.0%	#87	1,556	0	0
24	1996	26–17	60.5%	#21	1,832	0	7	1996	17–18	48.6%	#45	1,682	0	0
25	1997	37–26	58.7%	#16	1,855	0	7	1997	10–17	37.0%	#74	1,669	0	0
26	1998	13–18	41.9%	#48	1,722	0	7	1998	1–6	14.3%	#279	1,595	0	0
27	1999	25–21	54.3%	#30	1,778	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2000	22–23	48.9%	#49	1,697	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2001	1–1	50.0%	#94	1,689	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Sabine Appelmans																	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 %
15	1987	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1988	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1989	2	2	4	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
18	1990	15	6	21	71.4%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	26	8	34	76.5%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1992	15	6	21	71.4%	8	4	12	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
21	1993	7	8	15	46.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	7	3	10	70.0%	1993	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1994	19	9	28	67.9%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	1994	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1995	10	8	18	55.6%	9	4	13	69.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	1995	6	5	11	54.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
24	1996	7	7	14	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	4	2	6	66.7%	12	4	16	75.0%	1996	14	11	25	56.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
25	1997	12	10	22	54.5%	11	5	16	68.8%	5	2	7	71.4%	9	9	18	50.0%	1997	4	12	16	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
26	1998	1	4	5	20.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	8	6	14	57.1%	1998	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
27	1999	11	8	19	57.9%	6	6	12	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2000	13	12	25	52.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2001	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	139	90	229	60.7%	54	49	103	52.4%	22	17	39	56.4%	69	49	118	58.5%	—	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	Sabine Appelmans																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
15	1987	1502	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.17	1–1	—	—	+0.44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1988	1498	106.4	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	30.0%	-1.10	1–1	0–1	—	+0.03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1989	1468	98.3	—	—	—	—	+65	+26	—	31.3%	-0.50	1–1	0–2	—	+0.98	1989	1514	104.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.25
18	1990	1679	133.0	—	—	—	—	+19	-159	—	59.2%	+0.76	7–3 (70%)	1–4 (20%)	103.2	+2.93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	1873	150.3	—	—	—	—	+27	-285	—	69.9%	+1.36	5–4 (56%)	1–0	—	+1.14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1992	1896	145.1	—	—	—	—	+3	-146	—	61.0%	+0.64	7–3 (70%)	2–3 (40%)	104.4	-0.44	1992	1497	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.21
21	1993	1835	135.0	—	—	—	—	+9	-112	-193	53.1%	+0.44	8–5 (62%)	2–5 (29%)	98.4	+0.40	1993	1490	103.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	0.00
22	1994	1822	144.0	—	—	—	—	+46	-108	—	58.0%	+0.80	10–2 (83%)	5–4 (56%)	106.6	+0.26	1994	1480	119.3	—	—	—	—	+27	—	—	25.0%	-1.40	1–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.38
23	1995	1809	140.0	—	—	—	—	-2	-18	—	57.6%	+0.37	5–5 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	99.8	-0.91	1995	1556	125.1	—	—	—	—	+18	—	—	48.3%	+0.31	3–2 (60%)	0–2	—	+0.31
24	1996	1833	145.6	—	—	—	—	-10	-70	-165	62.1%	+0.81	4–7 (36%)	3–4 (43%)	95.3	+0.59	1996	1682	139.7	—	—	—	—	+22	-92	-129	50.0%	+0.20	5–7 (42%)	3–4 (43%)	100.8	-0.53
25	1997	1855	155.7	—	—	—	—	-46	-8	-89	58.7%	+0.54	9–14 (39%)	4–7 (36%)	93.5	-1.41	1997	1670	130.1	—	—	—	—	-56	-37	-27	40.9%	-0.74	5–7 (42%)	1–3 (25%)	99.4	-1.71
26	1998	1722	138.4	—	—	—	—	+60	+2	+76	47.1%	-0.26	1–9 (10%)	3–3 (50%)	89.5	-0.30	1998	1595	103.6	—	—	—	—	-39	—	—	27.8%	-2.11	1–3 (25%)	—	—	+0.31
27	1999	1778	137.2	—	—	—	—	+27	-92	-38	56.3%	+0.48	5–8 (38%)	7–9 (44%)	95.0	-0.07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2000	1697	139.6	—	—	—	—	+36	-31	+95	48.5%	-0.15	7–6 (54%)	7–6 (54%)	100.1	-0.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2001	1689	101.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	1–0	—	+0.19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	1925	148.8	—	—	—	—	+14	-69	-45	57.1%	+0.51	71–69 (51%)	40–49 (45%)	95.3	+0.71	—	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.

Sabine Appelmans's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Amanda Coetzer	2	5	7	Sep 25, 2000	H2H
Anke Huber	2	5	7	May 4, 2000	H2H
Irina Spirlea	5	2	7	Sep 23, 1999	H2H
Mary Pierce	0	7	7	Sep 7, 1999	H2H
Dominique Monami	0	7	7	Jun 18, 1999	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