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Svetlana Cherneva holds a 1–0 lead over Masako Yanagi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Svetlana Cherneva leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Svetlana Cherneva won the 1988 Birmingham round of 64 6-0 4-6 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Cherneva | 6-0 4-6 6-1 | Masako Yanagi | Match data | Jun 8, 1988* | R64 | Birmingham | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Cherneva | — | — | — | 1,643 | 30 | 44 | 40.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masako Yanagi | #496 | #89 | 9 | 1,622 | 46 | 73 | 38.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Svetlana Cherneva | Masako Yanagi | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1982 | 2–1 | 66.7% | — | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 2–3 | 40.0% | — | 1,507 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,501 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,496 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,528 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 12–7 | 63.2% | — | 1,561 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,607 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 5–3 | 62.5% | — | 1,603 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8–14 | 36.4% | — | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #103 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 4–12 | 25.0% | #104 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7–10 | 41.2% | — | 1,578 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 6–13 | 31.6% | #113 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,562 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #242 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #102 | 1,524 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 2–8 | 20.0% | #209 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #479 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #190 | 1,481 | 0 | 0 |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1982 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1983 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1985 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38.5% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 14 | 13 | 27 | 51.9% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | Career | 19 | 39 | 58 | 32.8% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30.4% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Svetlana Cherneva | Masako Yanagi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1982 | 1518 | 103.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | +0.83 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.03 | 1980 | 1508 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.4% | -1.09 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.30 |
| 1983 | 1502 | 98.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | +0.07 | 1981 | 1497 | 99.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.09 |
| 1984 | 1529 | 107.4 | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | +109 | 44.4% | -0.89 | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +0.58 | 1982 | 1562 | 107.6 | — | — | — | — | -15 | +19 | — | 61.5% | +0.72 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +2.51 |
| 1985 | 1608 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +81 | 50.0% | +0.28 | 3–1 (75%) | 0–2 | — | -0.23 | 1983 | 1604 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | -17 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.40 | 4–0 (100%) | 3–2 (60%) | 106.1 | +0.50 |
| 1986 | 1594 | 112.0 | — | — | — | — | -12 | — | +86 | 36.0% | -1.10 | 4–2 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 104.9 | +0.70 | 1984 | 1573 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | +5 | +41 | — | 44.0% | -0.56 | 2–3 (40%) | 0–1 | — | +1.16 |
| 1987 | 1587 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | -27 | — | +110 | 42.1% | -0.71 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.7 | +0.01 | 1985 | 1523 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +64 | -5 | 32.4% | -1.05 | 1–4 (20%) | 0–3 (0%) | 93.6 | +0.76 |
| 1988 | 1579 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | -68 | — | +117 | 39.0% | -0.85 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–0 | — | +0.31 | 1986 | 1515 | 107.6 | — | — | — | — | +6 | — | — | 36.2% | -0.77 | 4–5 (44%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.8 | +1.81 |
| 1992 | 1563 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.10 | 1987 | 1480 | 91.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | -3.33 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.10 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1525 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -63 | +99 | -30 | 44.9% | -0.27 | 3–4 (43%) | 1–2 (33%) | 99.6 | +1.43 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1483 | 89.4 | — | — | — | — | -34 | — | — | 15.0% | -2.70 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.58 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 1478 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.14 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 1482 | 100.7 | — | — | — | — | -27 | — | — | 41.7% | -1.42 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.30 |
| Career | 1644 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -28 | — | +99 | 40.9% | -0.72 | 16–12 (57%) | 5–8 (38%) | 104.3 | +2.12 | Career | 1623 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | -14 | +47 | -20 | 40.1% | -0.76 | 18–20 (47%) | 9–13 (41%) | 97.2 | +7.23 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale Paradis Mangon | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Natalia Egorova | 1 | 1 | 2 | Oct 27, 1988 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 24, 1988 | H2H |
| Larisa Savchenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 16, 1988 | H2H |
| Claudia Porwik | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mar 3, 1988 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilar Vasquez | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 17, 1988 | H2H |
| Barbara Gerken | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jun 22, 1988 | H2H |
| Etsuko Inoue | 1 | 2 | 3 | Oct 9, 1986 | H2H |
| Elizabeth Minter | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 6, 1986 | H2H |
| Sabine Appelmans | 0 | 2 | 2 | Apr 11, 1991 | H2H |