Kumiko Iijima vs Keiko Taguchi — Nagano 25K Round of 16
Kumiko Iijima defeated Keiko Taguchi 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Nagano 25K round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Keiko Taguchi came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Kumiko Iijima claimed a first win over Keiko Taguchi in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kumiko Iijima dropped the opening set before beating Keiko Taguchi 5–7 6–3 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedIijima K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Taguchi K. leads 3–113
Carpet: level 1–1 · Hard: Taguchi K. leads 2–0
- Iijima K.May 2006Nagano 25KThis matchCarpet5-7 6-3 6-2
- Taguchi K.September 2005Ibaraki 25KHard6-2 6-4
- Taguchi K.November 2000Kofu OpenCarpet5-3 4-1 5-3
- Taguchi K.September 1999Ibaraki 3 10KHard6-3 6-4
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchIijima K.Taguchi K.1 540ELO1 4585–5Last 103–723Age27
Cite this
Kumiko Iijima beat Keiko Taguchi 5-7 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Kumiko Iijima vs Keiko Taguchi — Nagano 25K Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-05-22/iijima-vs-taguchi-nagano-25k-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 22 May 2006).