Sara Saito vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W100 Incheon 1 Round of 16
W100 Incheon 1 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 25 September 2025 ·
hard
Saito S.6-4 6-4
Kawaguchi N.
Saito S.
662
Kawaguchi N.
440
Sara Saito defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-4 6-4 in the W100 Incheon 1 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sara Saito came in ranked #241, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sara Saito extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sara Saito edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | W35 Osaka 1 | R32 | hard | Sara Saito | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-05-12 | W60 Fukuoka | QF | carpet | Natsumi Kawaguchi | 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) |
| 2022-09-26 | W25 Nanao | Q16 | carpet | Sara Saito | 3-6 6-3 10-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.