Tereza Valentova vs Himeno SakatsumePorto 125 Semi-final

Porto 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#54WTA
1818ELO
1797Hard ELO
$549kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2025
hard
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Valentova T.
7-6 6-1
Sakatsume H.
Valentova T.
7762
Sakatsume H.
601

Tereza Valentova defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-1 in the Porto 125 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tereza Valentova came in ranked #54.

Key context

  • Match story: Tereza Valentova 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
Valentova T.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Valentova T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Valentova T.Sakatsume H.
36
Serve
56
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+198 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Hard Elo 1599
7.6Overall Elo 1818
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1611
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
7.8
Surface form
3.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
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
Freshness·Even
98
100

Valentova T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakatsume H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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