Iva Ivanova vs Hikaru Sato | Iva Ivanova Wins 7-6 6-1

W35 Santa Margherita di Pula 3 · ITF · Round of 16

BUL

Iva Ivanova

#679WTA

20 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Friday, 18 April 2025 · 00:00

clay

JPN

Hikaru Sato

#460WTA

27 yrs · 174 cm

Last 10 · pre-match

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Ivanova I.

7-6 6-1

Sato H.

Ivanova I.

7⁸62

Sato H.

6⁶10

Iva Ivanova defeated Hikaru Sato 7-6 6-1 in the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula 3 round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Match story: Iva Ivanova 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

Ivanova I.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Sato H.

Sato H.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Ivanova I.

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

Ivanova I.Sato H.

1st serve in·Even

65%

61%

1st serve points won·Even

59%

63%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

37%

44%

Service points won·Slight edge

51%

56%

Return points won·Slight edge

50%

43%

Break points saved·Slight edge

48%

57%

Aces / match·Clear edge

0.7

3.1

Double faults / match·Dominant

6.5

3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Iva Ivanova vs Hikaru Sato — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula 3 Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return