Natsumi Kawaguchi is about to play against Despina Papamichail on Tuesday the 26th of September in Tokyo. Here is an update about her live rankings.
Natsumi Kawaguchi is currently ranked no.388 with 154 points positioned as Japanese no.10.
On the opposite side, Despina Papamichail is currently ranked no.220 with 320 points with the status of Greek no.2 behind Maria Sakkari who is her compatriot no.1 with 4360 points ranked no.6.
Live Rankings
| 659 | 317 | | 63 |
| 660 | 190 | | 63 |
| 661 | 162 | | 62 |
| 662 | 424 | | 62 |
| 663 | 523 | | 62 |
| 664 | 379 | | 62 |
| 665 | 532 | | 61 |
| 666 | 468 | | 61 |
| 667 | 646 | | 61 |
| 668 | 597 | | 60 |
| 669 | 528 | | 60 |
| 670 | 592 | | 60 |
Kawaguchi is 39 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.349 which is also her career high.
Depending on the other results, Natsumi Kawaguchi may gain 73 places to be the new world no.276 if she wins the following match.
Kawaguchi will have 11 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 10 points on the 9th of October (W25 Makinohara), 0 points on the 9th of October (W25 Nanao) and 1 point on the 16th of October (W25 Hamamatsu).
In her live rankings, out of 179 points, Natsumi has gained 86 points (48%) on Carpet, 77 points (43%) on Hard Court and 16 points (9%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Kawaguchi is still ranked no.277 with the status of Japanese no.9.
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H2H Natsumi Kawaguchi vs. Despina Papamichail
Kawaguchi and Papamichail have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Kawaguchi in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.388, Kawaguchi achieved an overall 24-12 record in 2023. The Japanese is competing in Tokyo where she defeated Bibiane Schoofs 6-4 6-3 and Himeno Sakatsume 7-62 6-4.
Natsumi Kawaguchi will play the world no.220 Despina Papamichail in the 1st
round on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on Show Court. They have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.Kawaguchi conquered 3 titles in 2023 Hinode, Osaka and Fukuoka.
Papamichail in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.220, the Greek has a 26-30 match record in 2023. Papamichail is now having a run in Tokyo where she conquered Lidziya Marozava 6-1 6-1 and Ellen Perez 6-4 6-3.
Despina Papamichail will play the world no.388 Natsumi Kawaguchi in the 1st round on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on Show Court. In the past, they have never played each other as of now in top tournaments.