Career 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Naoko Sawamatsu takes it, 6–2 on categories Sawamatsu wins on games won. Endo’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Endo 164 matches, Sawamatsu 331 matches.
Endo has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Sawamatsu’s 4 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Sawamatsu averages 11.2 games won a match to Endo’s 10.5 (6% more). Sawamatsu averages 1.3 sets won a match to Endo’s 1.1 (13% more). Winners’ edge: Sawamatsu’s team won 58%, Endo’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sawamatsu has 331 matches across 11 seasons, Endo 164 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, olympic matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
10.5 1,729 total · best 18 Games wonper game 11.2 3,696 total · best 26
49.9 Sets won % 55.2
50.0 Games won % 51.9
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
1.1 187 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 428 total · best 2
Head to head 1 5 matches since 1991 4
Hard · 4 matches Endo 1 Sawamatsu 3 Clay · 1 match Endo 0 Sawamatsu 1 Last meetings 15 Sept 1997 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Hard Sawamatsu won 3-6 6-4 6-2 14 Apr 1997 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Hard Sawamatsu won 6-1 4-6 6-4 17 May 1993 · Strasbourg · Quarterfinal · Clay Sawamatsu won 6-2 6-3 5 Apr 1993 · Tokyo Japan Open · Round of 16 · Hard Endo won 6-3 6-7 6-4 16 Sept 1991 · Tokyo Nichirei · Round of 32 · Hard Sawamatsu won 6-3 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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