Akiko Gunji vs Yumiko Kitamura — Kugayama 4 10K Round of 32
Kugayama 4 10K · WTA · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 September 1998
hard
Gunji A.6-4 6-1
Kitamura Y.
Gunji A.
662
Kitamura Y.
41–
Akiko Gunji defeated Yumiko Kitamura 6-4 6-1 in the Kugayama 4 10K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yumiko Kitamura came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Akiko Gunji claimed a first win over Yumiko Kitamura in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Akiko Gunji dropped just 5 games past Yumiko Kitamura.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-08 | Kugayama 3 10K | R32 | hard | Yumiko Kitamura | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Hisamatsu S.
Honda S.
6-16-3
Molik A.
Sasano Y.
6-27-6
Gunji A.
Stephens S.
2-66-46-2
Stewart B.
Van Rooyen L.
4-66-16-4
R16
Van Rooyen L.
Nagatomi K.
6-3
Sasano Y.
Ishida K.
6-13-63-1
Gunji A.
Chen Y.
6-06-0
Stephens S.
Inoue M.
6-46-2
Stewart B.
Nagano C.
6-16-3
Honda S.
Kuki M.
6-37-5
Hisamatsu S.
Hsu H.
6-76-46-3
Molik A.
Okamoto S.
6-36-1
R32
Honda S.
Murren P.
6-46-4
Chen Y.
Umehara S.
6-27-5
Ishida K.
Maruse R.
6-26-2
Sasano Y.
Tong K.
6-26-4
Okamoto S.
Nakajima C.
6-43-66-3
Molik A.
Weng T.
6-26-3
Hisamatsu S.
Kawamata R.
7-66-3
Hsu H.
Ito C.
6-16-3
Kuki M.
Narvaez A.
6-26-4
Nagatomi K.
Taguchi K.
6-46-3
Van Rooyen L.
Takase A.
1-66-46-2
Nagano C.
Ishikawa N.
6-27-6
Stewart B.
Kinjo S.
6-36-2
Inoue M.
Yazawa K.
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Uchida M.
4-67-56-4
Gunji A.
Kitamura Y.
6-46-1