Himeno Sakatsume vs Carol Zhao — Auckland Qualifying Round 1

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
Carol Zhao
CAN
Carol Zhao
#432WTA
1390ELO
1400Hard ELO
31 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Sakatsume H.
6-1 6-3
Zhao C.
Sakatsume H.
662
Zhao C.
13–

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Carol Zhao 6-1 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakatsume H.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zhao C.

Zhao C.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sakatsume H.Zhao C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
40%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakatsume H.Zhao C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
10
Break points saved·Dominant
64
19
Break points won·Dominant
97
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
40
Tiebreaks·
—
30

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakatsume H.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Zhao C.
2.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 105 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
7.8+198 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1400
8.2Overall Elo 1611
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1390
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
1.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Sakatsume H.Zhao C.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
92

Sakatsume H.: 18 days rest · Zhao C.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fruhvirtova B.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Ruse E.
Niemeier J.
6-03-66-3
Kessler M.
Yang Y.
7-56-4
Sun L.
Hruncakova V.
7-617-64
Vickery S.
Lamens S.
6-06-1
Martincova T.
Monnet C.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Bektas E.
6-37-5
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Burrage J.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Hontama M.
4-67-57-64
Romero Gormaz L.
Janicijevic S.
6-26-2
Glushko L.
Barry M.
7-57-64
Hibino N.
Vickery S.
6-46-2
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Tse E.
6-17-5
Sakatsume H.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Ruse E.
Danilina A.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Bolton E.
6-36-4
Kessler M.
Ponchet J.
6-26-756-3
Yang Y.
Ivanov V.
6-36-3
Hruncakova V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Sun L.
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Bozovic A.
6-06-3
Lamens S.
Tan H.
3-66-03-0
Martincova T.
Siskova A.
6-06-0
Monnet C.
Otway J.
6-36-3
Barry M.
Shibahara E.
7-616-4
Glushko L.
Chirico L.
7-636-3
Hibino N.
Tse E.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Pigossi L.
6-26-3
Stefanini L.
Kaji H.
6-16-3
Bektas E.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-36-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Konjuh A.
6-47-5
Burrage J.
Bolkvadze M.
2-67-646-3
Hontama M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Brancaccio N.
2-66-26-3
Romero Gormaz L.
Ivanov V.
6-737-636-4
Janicijevic S.
Zavatska K.
4-66-16-2