H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Silvia Farina Elia vs Naoko Sawamatsu H2H: 2-4

Naoko Sawamatsu holds a 4–2 lead over Silvia Farina Elia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Naoko Sawamatsu leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Silvia Farina Elia won the 1998 Berlin second round 6-3 6-2.

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Silvia Farina Elia
ITA Age 54 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Naoko Sawamatsu
JPN Age 53 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 13, 1998* Berlin WTA 1000 R64 Clay Silvia Farina Elia #26 6-3 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #33 Match data
Jan 14, 1998* Hobart WTA 250 R32 Hard Naoko Sawamatsu #33 7-5 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #35 Match data
Mar 21, 1997* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R128 Hard Naoko Sawamatsu #45 4-6 6-1 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #39 Match data
Jun 17, 1993* Eastbourne WTA 250 R32 Grass Naoko Sawamatsu #20 5-7 6-3 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #83 Match data
May 21, 1993* Strasbourg WTA 500 R16 Clay Naoko Sawamatsu #23 7-5 2-6 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #91 Match data
Mar 14, 1993* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R64 Hard Silvia Farina Elia #174 1-6 7-5 6-1 Naoko Sawamatsu #22 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 365 309 54.2% 0 0 0 3 0 3
Naoko Sawamatsu #266 #14 881 1,971 182 127 58.9% 0 0 0 3 1 4

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 Silvia Farina Elia Naoko Sawamatsu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1989 0–2 0.0% #262 1,478 0 0
17 1989 3–3 50.0% #172 1,522 0 0 1990 14–6 70.0% #31 1,669 0 1
18 1990 2–3 40.0% #194 1,527 0 0 1991 21–16 56.8% #33 1,723 0 1
19 1991 9–9 50.0% #69 1,590 0 0 1992 23–12 65.7% #24 1,865 0 1
20 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0 1993 24–13 64.9% #28 1,855 0 2
21 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,587 0 0 1994 24–12 66.7% #26 1,872 0 3
22 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,678 0 0 1995 22–13 62.9% #17 1,848 0 3
23 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,650 0 0 1996 18–16 52.9% #38 1,807 0 3
24 1996 22–21 51.2% #34 1,711 0 0 1997 24–19 55.8% #34 1,847 0 4
25 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,720 0 0 1998 12–18 40.0% #55 1,720 0 4
26 1998 38–26 59.4% #19 1,901 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1999 30–26 53.6% #26 1,782 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2000 15–17 46.9% #63 1,695 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2004 41–23 64.1% #20 1,770 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,648 0 3 — — — — — — —