Career 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Naoko Sawamatsu takes it, 7–2 on categories Sawamatsu wins on games won. Allen’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Allen 166 matches, Sawamatsu 331 matches.
Allen has 3 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Sawamatsu’s 4 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Sawamatsu averages 11.2 games won a match to Allen’s 10.2 (10% more). Sawamatsu has the better sets won %: 55.2 to Allen’s 43.6. Winners’ edge: Sawamatsu’s team won 58%, Allen’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sawamatsu has 331 matches across 11 seasons, Allen 166 in 13 — 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.
0.1 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
10.2 1,692 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.2 3,696 total · best 26
43.6 Sets won % 55.2
47.5 Games won % 51.9
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
1.0 169 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 428 total · best 2
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1990 3
Hard · 2 matches Allen 0 Sawamatsu 2 Grass · 1 match Allen 0 Sawamatsu 1 Last meetings 14 June 1993 · Eastbourne · Round of 64 · Grass Sawamatsu won 6-2 6-3 17 Aug 1992 · Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard Sawamatsu won 6-1 6-0 10 Apr 1990 · Tokyo Japan Open · Round of 16 · Hard Sawamatsu won 7-6 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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