Riei Kawamata vs Seiko Okamoto — Kugayama 3 10K Round of 16

Kugayama 3 10K · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Riei Kawamata
52 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 September 1998
hard
JPN
Seiko Okamoto
48 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kawamata R.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Okamoto S.
Kawamata R.
6262
Okamoto S.
3641

Riei Kawamata defeated Seiko Okamoto 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Kugayama 3 10K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Seiko Okamoto came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Riei Kawamata claimed a first win over Seiko Okamoto in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Riei Kawamata closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-09-07Kugayama 1 10KR16hardSeiko Okamoto6-2 6-1

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Kawamata R.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kawamata R.
Wongkamalasai O.
6-26-1
Molik A.
Gunji A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Wongkamalasai O.
Kinjo S.
4-66-26-2
Molik A.
Yazawa K.
6-16-1
Gunji A.
Sasano Y.
3-66-16-4
Kawamata R.
Kuki M.
6-46-3
R16
Sasano Y.
Takase A.
2-66-36-4
Molik A.
Tong K.
6-36-2
Kawamata R.
Okamoto S.
6-32-66-4
Wongkamalasai O.
Hsu H.
6-46-1
Kinjo S.
Kurioka S.
3-67-66-4
Kuki M.
Taguchi K.
6-06-2
Gunji A.
Van Rooyen L.
7-57-6
Yazawa K.
Kinebuchi A.
7-66-2
R32
Yazawa K.
Murren P.
6-46-3
Kinebuchi A.
Maruse R.
6-36-4
Tong K.
Matsuda S.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Horvath B.
6-46-0
Gunji A.
Stephens S.
6-46-4
Van Rooyen L.
Weng T.
3-66-26-2
Kuki M.
Aoyama K.
6-16-2
Taguchi K.
Tameishi K.
6-26-2
Okamoto S.
Nishimata Y.
7-66-4
Kawamata R.
Yamagishi Y.
6-16-2
Kinjo S.
Umehara S.
7-66-2
Kurioka S.
Nagano C.
6-26-3
Wongkamalasai O.
Narvaez A.
6-32-66-1
Hsu H.
Kitamura Y.
4-66-26-4
Takase A.
Honda S.
6-36-2
Sasano Y.
Stewart B.
6-36-4