Hea Mi Kim vs Yukiko Yabe — Yamaguchi 10K Round of 32
Hea Mi Kim defeated Yukiko Yabe 5-7 7-6 7-6 in the Yamaguchi 10K round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yukiko Yabe came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Hea Mi Kim claimed a first win over Yukiko Yabe in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hea Mi Kim dropped the opening set before beating Yukiko Yabe 5–7 7–6 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKim H. 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
3 meetings · Yabe Y. leads 2–112
Clay: Kim H. leads 1–0 · Grass: Yabe Y. leads 1–0 · Carpet: Yabe Y. leads 1–0
- Kim H.April 2005Yamaguchi 10KThis matchClay5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
- Yabe Y.September 2004Hiroshima 10KGrass6-4 6-1
- Yabe Y.September 2004Kyoto 10KCarpet6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2)
Draw
Closing odds
Next up
Player context
Before the matchKim H.Yabe Y.1 473ELO1 4831 500Clay ELO1 5002–8Last 102–8
Cite this
Hea Mi Kim beat Yukiko Yabe 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Hea Mi Kim vs Yukiko Yabe — Yamaguchi 10K Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-04-18/kim-vs-yabe-yamaguchi-10k-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 18 April 2005).