Emerson Jones vs Himeno Sakatsume — W35 Fukuoka Final

W35 Fukuoka · CHALLENGER · Final
AUS
Emerson Jones
#134WTA
1671ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2025
carpet
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#121WTA
1611ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Jones E.
7-6 6-4
Sakatsume H.
Jones E.
7762
Sakatsume H.
644–

Emerson Jones defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-4 in the W35 Fukuoka final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #121, but Emerson Jones had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones E.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Jones E.

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
Jones E.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jones E.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sakatsume H.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
6.0Overall Elo 1671
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1611
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Surface transition
8.0
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
Jones E.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Jones E.: 19 days rest · Sakatsume H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jones E.
Sakatsume H.
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Jones E.
Akita S.
4-66-26-2
Sakatsume H.
Diyas Z.
5-76-16-1
Quarter-finals
Jones E.
Kuramochi M.
7-53-66-0
Sakatsume H.
Shimizu E.
7-56-4
Diyas Z.
Cabrera L.
6-23-66-2
Akita S.
Ma Y.
6-36-4
R16
Shimizu E.
Mushika M.
6-736-46-3
Ma Y.
Aikawa M.
6-26-3
Akita S.
Shimizu A.
6-37-5
Cabrera L.
Kawamura M.
7-57-63
Sakatsume H.
Rioux L.
6-26-2
Jones E.
Kawaguchi N.
3-66-26-4
Kuramochi M.
Yoshimoto N.
6-706-47-5
Diyas Z.
Kikawada R.
6-06-0
R32
Shimizu E.
Ohashi R.
7-56-736-0
Aikawa M.
Ohwaki Y.
6-16-3
Akita S.
Miyahara M.
6-26-2
Yoshimoto N.
Namigata J.
6-36-3
Kikawada R.
Kobayashi H.
6-11-67-64
Jones E.
Miyamoto A.
6-36-2
Cabrera L.
Shin J.
6-26-0
Shimizu A.
Kim Y.
6-46-0
Ma Y.
Miyahara C.
6-26-2
Rioux L.
Kawagishi N.
6-36-2
Mushika M.
Noguchi S.
7-53-67-5
Kawamura M.
Kobori M.
6-26-1
Sakatsume H.
Yoshioka K.
6-36-3
Diyas Z.
Negishi Y.
6-16-0
Kawaguchi N.
Da Silva Fick G.
7-637-5
Kuramochi M.
Omae A.
6-44-66-0