Himeno Sakatsume vs Ayano Shimizu — W50 Kyoto Semi-final

W50 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#121WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 March 2025
hard
JPN
Ayano Shimizu
#519WTA
1347ELO
1315Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLWW
Sakatsume H.
6-1 6-3
Shimizu A.
Sakatsume H.
662
Shimizu A.
13–

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Ayano Shimizu 6-1 6-3 in the W50 Kyoto semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #121.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakatsume H.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Shimizu A.

Shimizu A.serving42% hold

wins 47% 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.Shimizu A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 53). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakatsume H.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 35 days (−1.0)
Shimizu A.
3.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
8.7+284 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.3Hard Elo 1315
8.6Overall Elo 1611
ELO gap
1.4Overall Elo 1347
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
3.6
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.Shimizu A.
Freshness·
100
—

Sakatsume H.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Saito S.
Sakatsume H.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Sakatsume H.
Shimizu A.
6-16-3
Saito S.
Jones E.
1-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Shimizu A.
Xu M.
6-736-26-2
Saito S.
Omae A.
6-16-2
Jones E.
Liang E.
5-2
Sakatsume H.
Zhang Y.
6-33-0
R16
Jones E.
Kinoshita H.
6-36-3
Omae A.
Yamaguchi M.
6-16-3
Saito S.
Akita S.
6-36-2
Shimizu A.
Park S.
6-46-2
Zhang Y.
Wang M.
7-56-786-4
Xu M.
Okamura K.
3-66-36-4
Liang E.
Imamura S.
6-36-4
Sakatsume H.
Matsuda R.
6-36-4
R32
Wang M.
Kobori M.
6-26-1
Omae A.
Koshiishi A.
6-26-736-1
Saito S.
Arakawa H.
6-36-1
Liang E.
Kung L.
6-33-67-5
Shimizu A.
Tsutsumi K.
6-26-2
Akita S.
Hayasaka K.
4-66-27-5
Zhang Y.
Ma Y.
7-54-66-3
Okamura K.
Kuwata H.
7-56-1
Park S.
Kaji H.
6-16-2
Yamaguchi M.
Yamazaki I.
4-66-16-3
Xu M.
Giavara H.
6-36-2
Matsuda R.
Kuramochi M.
5-76-47-5
Imamura S.
Kozaki F.
6-36-3
Sakatsume H.
Nagata A.
6-16-3
Kinoshita H.
Kawaguchi N.
4-66-27-5
Jones E.
Kobayashi H.
6-11-66-2