Gouichi Motomura vs Satoshi Iwabuchi — Japan F2 Qualifying Round
Japan F2 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2009 ·
hard
Motomura G.6-3 3-6 6-3
Iwabuchi S.
Motomura G.
6362
Iwabuchi S.
3631
Gouichi Motomura defeated Satoshi Iwabuchi 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Japan F2 qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Satoshi Iwabuchi came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, but Gouichi Motomura had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Gouichi Motomura narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Gouichi Motomura closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-15 | Japan F9 | F | carpet | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-10-15 | Japan F10 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Korea Rep F1 | QF | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-04-26 | Japan F3 | SF | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 2002-04-22 | Japan F3 | SF | carpet | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 1999-04-12 | Tokyo | R64 | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1996-11-04 | Japan 2 Masters 2 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 1-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1996-06-09 | Japan 1 Masters 2 | F | hard | Gouichi Motomura | 6-0 5-7 6-3 |
| 1996-03-02 | Mexico 1 Masters 3 | F | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 2-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 1995-11-06 | Japan Masters 2 | R16 | hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1995-06-03 | Turkey 1 Masters 1 | QF | clay | Gouichi Motomura | 7-5 6-2 |