Francesca Curmi vs Haruka Kaji — W50 Nantes Round of 16

W50 Nantes · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
MLT
Francesca Curmi
#249WTA
1580ELO
1474Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2025
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#258WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
Curmi F.
7-6 6-1
Kaji H.
Curmi F.
7862
Kaji H.
661–

Francesca Curmi defeated Haruka Kaji 7-6 6-1 in the W50 Nantes round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Francesca Curmi came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Curmi F.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Curmi F.

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
Curmi F.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Curmi F.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kaji H.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
7.7
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Surface transition
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
Curmi F.Kaji H.
Freshness·
85
—

Curmi F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gibson T.
Curmi F.
3-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Curmi F.
Costoulas S.
6-31-66-4
Gibson T.
Miyazaki Y.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Costoulas S.
Cabaj Awad J.
6-26-1
Curmi F.
Friedsam A.
6-17-64
Miyazaki Y.
Tan H.
7-56-2
R16
Miyazaki Y.
Munk Mortensen R.
6-13-66-2
Gibson T.
Podrez V.
6-46-2
Curmi F.
Kaji H.
7-666-1
Tan H.
Kubka M.
6-26-1
Pohankova M.
Belgraver J.
6-36-3
Cabaj Awad J.
Ponchet J.
6-46-2
Costoulas S.
Knutson G.
4-66-16-4
Friedsam A.
Leonard M.
6-37-64
R32
Podrez V.
Rushiti A.
6-36-1
Miyazaki Y.
Fiquet T.
6-16-4
Belgraver J.
Ryser V.
6-36-1
Kubka M.
Avdeeva J.
6-16-4
Friedsam A.
Robbe A.
6-25-76-3
Pohankova M.
Hesse A.
7-56-4
Leonard M.
Martincova T.
4-66-36-1
Costoulas S.
Pawlak L.
6-36-3
Cabaj Awad J.
Martial A.
6-06-0
Curmi F.
Noel M.
6-16-4
Gibson T.
Zaar L.
6-26-2
Knutson G.
Hule P.
6-36-2
Ponchet J.
Vandromme J.
6-17-5
Kaji H.
Hruncakova V.
6-13-66-3
Tan H.
Abe H.
6-36-4
Munk Mortensen R.
Jamrichova R.
7-56-4