Haruka Kaji vs Himeno Sakatsume — W50 Kofu Final

W50 Kofu · CHALLENGER · Final
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#270WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2025
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Kaji H.
7-6 6-3
Sakatsume H.
Kaji H.
7762
Sakatsume H.
623–

Haruka Kaji defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-3 in the W50 Kofu final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

  • Match story: Haruka Kaji closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kaji H.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kaji 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
Kaji H.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kaji H.Sakatsume H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
64
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
69
62
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kaji H.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sakatsume H.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
6.9
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Context
7.0
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
Kaji H.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·
—
100

Sakatsume H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kaji H.
Sakatsume H.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Kaji H.
Saito S.
5-76-26-3
Sakatsume H.
Yamazaki I.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Kaji H.
Kuramochi M.
6-26-1
Sakatsume H.
Ma Y.
6-06-3
Yamazaki I.
Okamura K.
6-47-61
Saito S.
Park S.
3-66-13-1
R16
Sakatsume H.
Xu M.
3-67-56-1
Ma Y.
Ozeki M.
6-06-1
Saito S.
Kobori M.
6-26-2
Kaji H.
Giavara H.
6-26-2
Kuramochi M.
Kung L.
6-32-66-1
Park S.
Kawaguchi N.
6-06-4
Okamura K.
Omae A.
7-674-67-5
Yamazaki I.
Kinoshita H.
4-66-17-5
R32
Okamura K.
Koshiishi A.
6-36-3
Kung L.
Arakawa H.
6-37-66
Kaji H.
Yoshimoto N.
6-46-2
Xu M.
Akita S.
6-46-2
Kawaguchi N.
Shimizu A.
6-27-64
Saito S.
Nishimura K.
6-46-4
Kuramochi M.
Mushika M.
6-26-3
Omae A.
Miyata M.
3-66-16-2
Park S.
Saigo R.
6-26-3
Ma Y.
Imamura S.
6-26-2
Kobori M.
Rioux L.
6-26-4
Yamazaki I.
Shimizu E.
6-26-3
Giavara H.
Sato N.
6-26-4
Kinoshita H.
Jones E.
6-46-3
Sakatsume H.
Nakagawara R.
6-06-2
Ozeki M.
Hasegawa M.
1-66-36-3