Naoko Sawamatsu vs Iva Majoli — Canadian Open Round of 32

Canadian Open · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Naoko Sawamatsu
53 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 1997
hard
CRO
Iva Majoli
48 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sawamatsu N.
7-5 6-7 6-1
Majoli I.
Sawamatsu N.
7662
Majoli I.
5711

Naoko Sawamatsu defeated Iva Majoli 7-5 6-7 6-1 in the Canadian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Majoli came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Naoko Sawamatsu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Naoko Sawamatsu claimed a first win over Iva Majoli in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Naoko Sawamatsu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-04-25Fed Cup WG2 QF: CRO vs JPNRRclayIva Majoli6-2 6-3
1998-01-19Australian OpenR128hardIva Majoli6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Sawamatsu N.Majoli I.
1st serve in·
—
65%
1st serve points won·
—
57%
2nd serve points won·
—
26%
Service points won·
—
46%
Return points won·
—
39%
Break points saved·
—
33%
Aces / match·
—
0.3
Double faults / match·
—
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Huber A.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Huber A.
Fernandez M.
3-66-2
Seles M.
Martinez C.
6-27-6
Quarter-finals
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
6-44-66-2
Huber A.
Coetzer A.
2-66-16-4
Fernandez M.
Maleeva M.
6-26-76-4
Seles M.
Grande R.
6-06-0
R16
Huber A.
Testud S.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Basuki Y.
6-16-4
Seles M.
Appelmans S.
6-37-5
Grande R.
Pierce M.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Serna M.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Fernandez M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Sawamatsu N.
7-56-4
R32
Maleeva M.
Lubiani F.
6-76-46-4
Seles M.
Carlsson A.
6-26-4
Appelmans S.
Fusai A.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Tanasugarn T.
6-42-66-2
Pierce M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-6
Serna M.
Saeki M.
7-64-66-3
Basuki Y.
Kijimuta N.
6-46-2
Martinez C.
Yoshida Y.
6-33-66-1
Huber A.
Labat F.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Raymond L.
6-36-3
Po Messerli K.
Capriati J.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Dechy N.
4-66-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Miller A.
6-26-1
Fernandez M.
Arendt N.
6-46-2
Sawamatsu N.
Majoli I.
7-56-76-1
R64
Labat F.
Wild L.
6-26-0
Serna M.
Kolbovic R.
6-26-2
Carlsson A.
Grossman A.
6-46-3
Saeki M.
Spirlea I.
4-66-36-2
Kijimuta N.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-42-66-3
Po Messerli K.
Tauziat N.
6-17-6
Capriati J.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Williams V.
6-11-66-1
Miller A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-62-66-3
Grande R.
Rittner B.
6-23-66-3
Arendt N.
Sukova H.
6-26-4
Fusai A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-0
Appelmans S.
Hy Boulais P.
6-36-3
Tanasugarn T.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-1
Basuki Y.
Kleinova S.
6-36-0
Fernandez M.
Kruger J.
6-47-5
Maleeva M.
Habsudova K.
6-36-3
Lubiani F.
Panova T.
6-27-6
Sawamatsu N.
Rubin C.
6-16-4
Jeyaseelan S.
Babel M.
6-47-6
Sugiyama A.
Callens E.
6-46-3
Yoshida Y.
Ellwood A.
5-76-36-1
Testud S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-56-2
Raymond L.
Glass A.
6-26-1