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Nihoka Matsushima v Naoko Sato: stats compared | Lineball
Matsushima wins on games lost. Sato’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Matsushima 2 matches, Sato 185 matches.
Sato averages 9.5 games won a match to Matsushima’s 8.5 (12% more).
Matsushima averages 8 games lost a match to Sato’s 11.3.
Matsushima averages 1 sets lost a match to Sato’s 1.4.
Best single match: Sato 20 games won, Matsushima 12.
Longevity: Sato has 185 matches across 15 seasons, Matsushima 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Matsushima (2 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): 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.
8.517 total · best 12Games wonper game9.51,756 total · best 20
–Sets won %39.4
51.5Games won %45.7
–Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1
12 total · best 2Sets wonper game0.9163 total · best 2
12 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.4251 total · best 2
Head to head
01 match since 19801
Last meetings
12 Nov 1980 · Kyoto · Round of 16Sato won 6-2 6-3
Last 10 games
Games won, oldest to newest.
Matsushima125
Sato9854158610121
816 total · best 12
Games lostper game · lower is better
11.32,090 total · best 20
00 total · best 0Tiebreaksper game0.227 total · best 2
–Grand Slam matchesper game0.117 total · best 1
–Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.114 total · best 1