Sara Saito vs Carolina Kuhl — W50+H Leipzig Round of 16

W50+H Leipzig · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Sara Saito
#281WTA
1393ELO
1343Clay ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2025
clay
GER
Carolina Kuhl
#618WTA
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLL
Saito S.
6-4 6-4
Kuhl C.
Saito S.
662
Kuhl C.
440

Sara Saito defeated Carolina Kuhl 6-4 6-4 in the W50+H Leipzig round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Saito edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Saito S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kuhl C.

Kuhl C.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Saito 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
Saito S.Kuhl C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Saito S.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kuhl C.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.4
Surface form
4.7
0.0Lost last 6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
4.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Oktiabreva A.
Brockmann T.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Brockmann T.
Avdeeva J.
6-746-46-4
Oktiabreva A.
Bandecchi S.
6-23-66-4
Quarter-finals
Avdeeva J.
Noha Akugue N.
6-41-67-66
Brockmann T.
Saito S.
6-36-2
Bandecchi S.
Pedone G.
6-16-2
Oktiabreva A.
Kladivova A.
6-26-727-63
R16
Kladivova A.
Mcadoo R.
6-36-2
Avdeeva J.
Pieri T.
6-06-4
Brockmann T.
Malygina E.
4-67-626-2
Bandecchi S.
Boskovic L.
6-46-3
Noha Akugue N.
De Stefano S.
6-16-0
Saito S.
Kuhl C.
6-46-4
Pedone G.
Hanatani N.
7-636-1
Oktiabreva A.
Gimbrere J.
6-16-4
R32
Noha Akugue N.
Ibragimova A.
6-46-0
Brockmann T.
Fita Boluda A.
3-67-57-64
Gimbrere J.
Rosatello C.
3-66-36-2
Malygina E.
Pieri J.
6-44-67-63
De Stefano S.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-4
Kuhl C.
Schmidt A.
6-37-66
Bandecchi S.
Giza L.
6-26-4
Saito S.
Wolff V.
7-56-3
Boskovic L.
Ricci B.
3-66-36-1
Pieri T.
Bennemann E.
7-656-4
Hanatani N.
Wobker I.
3-66-27-5
Kladivova A.
Fossa Huergo N.
4-66-16-2
Oktiabreva A.
Park S.
6-16-3
Mcadoo R.
Shinikova I.
6-47-5
Pedone G.
Guth M.
6-43-66-1
Avdeeva J.
Gorgodze E.
3-66-37-68