Career 1977 1972 Too close to call — 4–2 on categories Sato wins on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Hatanaka 24 matches, Sato 185 matches.
Sato averages 1.4 sets lost a match to Hatanaka’s 1.5. Sato averages 11.3 games lost a match to Hatanaka’s 12. Best single match: Sato 20 games won, Hatanaka 18. Longevity: Sato has 185 matches across 15 seasons, Hatanaka 24 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, grand slam matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game –
9.7 233 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.5 1,756 total · best 20
37.5 Sets won % 39.4
44.6 Games won % 45.7
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 3 total · best 1
0.9 21 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.9 163 total · best 2
1.5 35 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.4 251 total · best 2
12.0 289 total · best 19 Games lostper game · lower is better 11.3 2,090 total · best 20
0.0 1 total · best 1 Tiebreaksper game 0.2 27 total · best 2
0.1 1 total · best 1 Grand Slam matchesper game 0.1 17 total · best 1
– Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game 0.1 14 total · best 1
Head to head 0 2 matches since 1972 2
Grass · 1 match Hatanaka 0 Sato 1 Carpet · 1 match Hatanaka 0 Sato 1 Last meetings 29 May 1977 · Beckenham · Round of 32 · Grass Sato won 3-6 6-4 6-3 28 Feb 1972 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · Carpet Sato won 4-6 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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