Mei Yamaguchi vs Sara Saito — W100 Gifu Round of 32

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#259WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2025
hard
JPN
Sara Saito
#281WTA
1393ELO
1395Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWW
Yamaguchi M.
7-5 6-4
Saito S.
Yamaguchi M.
762
Saito S.
54–

Mei Yamaguchi defeated Sara Saito 7-5 6-4 in the W100 Gifu round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yamaguchi M.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving44% 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.Saito S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yamaguchi M.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Saito S.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+26 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1395
5.9Overall Elo 1448
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1393
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
7.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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.Saito S.
Freshness·
93
—

Yamaguchi M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zhang S.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Zhang S.
Jones E.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Koike E.
6-757-56-4
Zhang S.
Sonobe W.
6-36-0
Watson H.
Zheng W.
6-33-66-2
Jones E.
Liang E.
6-20-66-2
R16
Zhang S.
Tararudee L.
6-36-2
Liang E.
Inoue H.
7-654-67-64
Zheng W.
Shi H.
6-36-4
Jones E.
Cabrera L.
2-66-36-3
Sawangkaew M.
Yamaguchi M.
6-06-3
Koike E.
Ishii S.
6-27-64
Watson H.
Aiava D.
6-44-67-65
Sonobe W.
Hontama M.
6-35-77-5
R32
Zheng W.
Marino R.
6-03-1
Jones E.
Sakatsume H.
3-66-46-4
Yamaguchi M.
Saito S.
7-56-4
Inoue H.
Gibson T.
6-47-5
Tararudee L.
Miyazaki Y.
6-17-5
Shi H.
Hartono A.
6-36-1
Koike E.
Hosogi S.
4-66-46-3
Hontama M.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Liang E.
Kaji H.
5-76-46-3
Sawangkaew M.
Okamura K.
6-06-1
Ishii S.
Shibahara E.
7-52-67-5
Aiava D.
Arseneault A.
3-66-36-2
Sonobe W.
Bektas E.
6-46-4
Cabrera L.
Ito A.
6-43-66-3
Watson H.
Kimura M.
6-26-0