Mirjana Lucic vs Naoko Sawamatsu | Mirjana Lucic Wins 6-3 7-6

CRO vs JPNRound RobinClaySat 25 AprFinal

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Mirjana Lucic defeated Naoko Sawamatsu 6-3 7-6 in the CRO vs JPN round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Naoko Sawamatsu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mirjana Lucic claimed a first win over Naoko Sawamatsu in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Mirjana Lucic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

How the match was decided

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Lucic M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Lucic M. and Sawamatsu N. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lucic M. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Sawamatsu N. 0–3 (0%).

1–150%Lucic M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–30%Sawamatsu N. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–2Sets1–6

22–21Games26–39

0–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Zvereva N.W7-5 6-3Strasbourg · clayL4-6 6-3 3-6US Open · hard
vs Majoli I.L5-7 4-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Lucic M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Sawamatsu N. leads 1–0

Lucic M.April 1998CRO vs JPNThis matchClay6-3 7-6
Sawamatsu N.March 1998Indian WellsHard6-2 4-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Lucic M.Sawamatsu N.1 865ELO1 5811 650Clay ELO1 4924–6Last 104–616Age25181 cmHeight167 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Mirjana Lucic beat Naoko Sawamatsu 6-3 7-6. Umpiry, "Mirjana Lucic vs Naoko Sawamatsu — CRO vs JPN Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-04-25/lucic-vs-sawamatsu-cro-vs-jpn-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 25 April 1998).