Yumiko Kitamura vs Shiho Hisamatsu — Kugayama 3 10K Round of 16
Kugayama 3 10K · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 1997
hard
Kitamura Y.6-7 6-1 6-3
Hisamatsu S.
Kitamura Y.
6662
Hisamatsu S.
7131
Yumiko Kitamura defeated Shiho Hisamatsu 6-7 6-1 6-3 in the Kugayama 3 10K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shiho Hisamatsu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yumiko Kitamura claimed a first win over Shiho Hisamatsu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yumiko Kitamura dropped the opening set before beating Shiho Hisamatsu 6–7 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-08 | Kugayama 4 10K | R16 | hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | 2-6 7-6 6-4 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Taylor S.
Grahame A.
6-46-4
De Beer S.
Kitamura Y.
6-46-3
Moulds K.
Fujii Y.
6-26-4
Umehara S.
Taguchi K.
7-57-5
R16
Taylor S.
Grunes C.
4-3
De Beer S.
Sasano Y.
6-36-1
Fujii Y.
Kawamata R.
5-76-26-3
Moulds K.
Honda S.
2-66-36-2
Taguchi K.
Yokoi Y.
6-36-4
Umehara S.
Okamoto S.
7-63-66-3
Kitamura Y.
Hisamatsu S.
6-76-16-3
Grahame A.
Kinjo S.
6-16-3
R32
Taguchi K.
Urabe N.
5-76-26-2
De Beer S.
Narvaez A.
6-26-1
Sasano Y.
Tokiwa S.
6-07-5
Hisamatsu S.
Kurioka S.
7-57-6
Kitamura Y.
Gunji A.
4-67-66-4
Grahame A.
Kuramochi M.
6-16-0
Kinjo S.
Tezuka R.
6-16-4
Grunes C.
Stephens S.
6-06-3
Taylor S.
Fukuda A.
7-66-3
Moulds K.
Takase A.
6-26-0
Honda S.
Kinebuchi A.
6-44-66-2
Fujii Y.
Katakura M.
6-16-4
Kawamata R.
Nagano C.
6-46-3
Yokoi Y.
Nishida J.
6-16-0
Okamoto S.
Kubota F.
6-07-6
Umehara S.
Ishikawa N.
6-36-1