Career 1978 1977 Naoko Sato takes it, 6–0 on categories Sato wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Rio 3 matches, Sato 185 matches.
Sato averages 9.5 games won a match to Rio’s 2.3 — 4.1 times as many. Sato has the better sets won %: 39.4 to Rio’s 0. Sato has the better games won %: 45.7 to Rio’s 16.3. Best single match: Sato 20 games won, Rio 4. Longevity: Sato has 185 matches across 15 seasons, Rio 3 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Rio (3 matches) — treat the averages with care. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
2.3 7 total · best 4 Games wonper game 9.5 1,756 total · best 20
0.0 Sets won % 39.4
16.3 Games won % 45.7
– Finalsper game 0.1 3 total · best 1
0 0 total · best 0 Sets wonper game 0.9 163 total · best 2
2 6 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.4 251 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Grass · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 13 June 1977 · Fed Cup WG ConR: JPN vs POR · Round robin · Grass 6-3 6-0 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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