Sara Saito vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W35 Osaka 1 Round of 32
W35 Osaka 1 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 ·
hard
Saito S.6-4 6-1
Kawaguchi N.
Saito S.
662
Kawaguchi N.
410
Sara Saito defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-4 6-1 in the W35 Osaka 1 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sara Saito came in ranked #241, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sara Saito extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sara Saito dropped just 5 games past Natsumi Kawaguchi.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | W100 Incheon 1 | R16 | hard | Sara Saito | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2023-05-12 | W60 Fukuoka | QF | carpet | Natsumi Kawaguchi | 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) |
| 2022-09-26 | W25 Nanao | Q16 | carpet | Sara Saito | 3-6 6-3 10-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.