Saki Imamura vs Himeno Sakatsume — W50 Kurume+H Round of 16

W50 Kurume+H · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Saki Imamura
#542WTA
1338ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2025
carpet
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#121WTA
1611ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Imamura S.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Sakatsume H.
Imamura S.
5662
Sakatsume H.
7411

Saki Imamura defeated Himeno Sakatsume 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the W50 Kurume+H round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #121.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Imamura S.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Imamura S.

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
Imamura S.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Imamura S.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sakatsume H.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
7.8
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
4.0
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
Imamura S.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·
—
100

Sakatsume H.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Diyas Z.
Shimizu A.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Shimizu A.
Kuramochi M.
0-66-36-3
Diyas Z.
Wang M.
6-33-67-5
Quarter-finals
Kuramochi M.
Ide A.
4-66-06-3
Shimizu A.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-766-26-3
Diyas Z.
Kobori M.
6-36-1
Wang M.
Imamura S.
7-6106-1
R16
Kuramochi M.
Ren Y.
6-16-2
Kobori M.
Cabrera L.
6-16-1
Shimizu A.
Aikawa M.
6-36-2
Ide A.
Ma Y.
2-66-36-2
Imamura S.
Sakatsume H.
5-76-46-1
Diyas Z.
Rioux L.
6-16-3
Wang M.
Hanatani N.
6-16-4
R32
Shimizu A.
Namigata J.
6-46-2
Hanatani N.
Hasegawa M.
6-45-76-4
Wang M.
Miyahara C.
6-26-3
Rioux L.
Kawaguchi N.
4-67-626-1
Imamura S.
Kuwata H.
6-47-65
Aikawa M.
Miyahara M.
7-636-1
Da Silva Fick G.
Kawamura M.
6-16-3
Ren Y.
Utsunomiya S.
2-66-16-0
Cabrera L.
Yoshimoto N.
1-67-56-0
Sakatsume H.
Omae A.
7-56-3
Yamaguchi M.
Akita S.
6-26-2
Diyas Z.
Yoshioka K.
6-46-0
Kobori M.
Plipuech P.
6-26-1
Kuramochi M.
Shimizu E.
6-26-2
Ide A.
Ito K.
1-0