H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Steffi Graf vs Etsuko Inoue H2H: 3-0

Steffi Graf holds a 3–0 lead over Etsuko Inoue in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1989 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-1.

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Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 61 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #62 Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1 Etsuko Inoue #59 Match data Aug 25, 1989* R16 Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Steffi Graf #14 6-1 6-0 Etsuko Inoue Match data May 17, 1985* R16 Berlin Open WTA 500 Clay

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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 133 47.4% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Steffi Graf Etsuko Inoue
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0
16 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
17 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0
18 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,641 0 1
19 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,699 0 2
20 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2
21 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,635 0 2
22 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,764 0 2
23 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69 1988 11–14 44.0% #52 1,703 0 2
24 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,669 0 2
25 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,661 0 2
26 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95 — — — — — — —
27 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102 — — — — — — —
28 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103 — — — — — — —
29 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106 — — — — — — —
30 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107 — — — — — — —

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 Steffi Graf Etsuko Inoue
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 %
12 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5% 1982 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0% 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —
19 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0% 1985 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0% 1986 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1987 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3% 1988 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1990 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5% — 57 67 124 46.0% 14 18 32 43.8% 35 34 69 50.7% 9 13 22 40.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Steffi Graf Etsuko Inoue
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
12 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41 1980 1488 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.09
16 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74 1981 1483 100.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.02
17 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94 1982 1523 98.7 — — — — +58 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
18 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82 1983 1642 120.1 — — — — +5 -38 -81 52.9% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +1.48
19 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98 1984 1700 134.3 — — — — -9 -31 -114 50.6% +0.12 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.1 +0.10
20 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81 1985 1633 117.6 — — — — -18 +12 -71 41.3% -0.66 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 96.4 +0.47
21 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44 1986 1636 124.5 — — — — -97 — +70 42.6% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -0.52
22 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99 1987 1765 138.1 — — — — -109 — +24 59.0% +0.54 4–9 (31%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.20
23 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85 1988 1703 132.8 — — — — -74 — +78 48.4% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 97.7 -0.96
24 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07 1989 1670 137.7 — — — — -24 — +87 47.4% -0.14 4–8 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.6 -0.43
25 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05 1990 1661 128.5 — — — — +23 — +100 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 104.2 -0.07
26 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01 — 1803 134.7 — — — — -33 -20 +14 49.1% -0.11 32–49 (40%) 25–17 (60%) 99.0 +0.19

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.