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

Wendy Turnbull vs Naoko Sato H2H: 2-0

Wendy Turnbull holds a 2–0 lead over Naoko Sato in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Wendy Turnbull leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1976 New South Wales third round 6-1 6-4.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Naoko Sato
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 30, 1976* New South Wales WTA 250 R32 Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-4 Naoko Sato Match data
Feb 27, 1974* Winter Haven WTA 250 R64 Clay Wendy Turnbull 7-5 6-0 Naoko Sato 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
Naoko Sato — — — 1,637 58 91 38.9% 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 Wendy Turnbull Naoko Sato
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,505 0 0
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1973 4–6 40.0% — 1,498 0 0
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1974 7–16 30.4% — 1,455 0 0
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,519 0 0
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1976 4–8 33.3% — 1,548 0 0
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1977 8–12 40.0% — 1,576 0 0
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,602 0 0
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1979 8–9 47.1% — 1,598 0 0
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1980 11–10 52.4% — 1,593 0 0
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 1981 1–6 14.3% — 1,532 0 0
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 0 0
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 1983 0–4 0.0% — 1,469 0 0
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,460 0 0
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 — — — — — — —
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 1987 0–1 0.0% — 1,453 0 0
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —