Maya Kato vs Akiko Yonemura — Hiroshima 10K Qualifying Round
Maya Kato defeated Akiko Yonemura 3-6 7-5 7-6 in the Hiroshima 10K qualifying round on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Akiko Yonemura came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Maya Kato claimed a first win over Akiko Yonemura in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maya Kato dropped the opening set before beating Akiko Yonemura 3–6 7–5 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKato M. 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
2 meetings · level 1–111
Grass: Kato M. leads 1–0 · Clay: Yonemura A. leads 1–0
- Kato M.September 2004Hiroshima 10KThis matchGrass3-6 7-5 7-6(5)
- Yonemura A.April 2004Yamaguchi 10KClay2-6 6-3 6-0
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKato M.Yonemura A.1 472ELO1 5601 495Grass ELO1 4993–7Last 103–7
Cite this
Maya Kato beat Akiko Yonemura 3-6 7-5 7-6(5). Umpiry, "Maya Kato vs Akiko Yonemura — Hiroshima 10K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2004-09-20/kato-vs-yonemura-hiroshima-10k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 20 September 2004).