West v Sawamatsu
WTA Tour career
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Kazuko Sawamatsu takes it, 7–2 on categories
Sawamatsu wins on games won. Palmeova West’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Palmeova West 170 matches, Sawamatsu 316 matches.
- Palmeova West has 12 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Sawamatsu’s 11 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Sawamatsu averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Palmeova West’s 1.1.
- Sawamatsu averages 11.2 games won a match to Palmeova West’s 10.4 (7% more).
- Winners’ edge: Sawamatsu’s team won 66%, Palmeova West’s team won 55% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sawamatsu has 316 matches across 8 seasons, Palmeova West 170 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (davis/bjk cup matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.112 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
- 10.41,775 total · best 20Games wonper game11.23,527 total · best 20
- 53.8Sets won %62.7
- 51.8Games won %56.2
- 0.230 total · best 1Finalsper game0.118 total · best 1
- 1.2208 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4439 total · best 2
Head to head
04 matches
since 19724
since 19724
- Clay · 3 matchesWest 0Sawamatsu 3
- Grass · 1 matchWest 0Sawamatsu 1
- Finals · 1 matchWest 0Sawamatsu 1
Last meetings
- 25 May 1974 · Rome · Round of 32 · ClaySawamatsu won 6-4 4-6 6-2
- 2 July 1973 · Travemunde · Quarterfinal · ClaySawamatsu won 6-3 0-6 6-3
- 24 Oct 1972 · Hong Kong · Final · GrassSawamatsu won 6-2 6-3
- 10 July 1972 · Gstaad · Semifinal · ClaySawamatsu won 6-4 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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