Mei Yamaguchi vs Ikumi Yamazaki — W50 Kyoto Round of 32

W50 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#259WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 March 2025
hard
JPN
Ikumi Yamazaki
#497WTA
1206ELO
1198Hard ELO
24 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Yamaguchi M.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Yamazaki I.
Yamaguchi M.
4662
Yamazaki I.
6131

Mei Yamaguchi defeated Ikumi Yamazaki 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the W50 Kyoto round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yamaguchi M.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Yamazaki I.

Yamazaki I.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

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
Yamaguchi M.Yamazaki I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yamaguchi M.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Yamazaki I.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+223 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1198
7.5Overall Elo 1448
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1206
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
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
Yamaguchi M.Yamazaki I.
Freshness·
92
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Yamaguchi M.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). 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