Taylah Preston vs Shiho Akita — W35 Darwin Final

W35 Darwin · CHALLENGER · Final
AUS
Taylah Preston
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2025
hard
JPN
Shiho Akita
#677WTA
36 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Preston T.
7-6 6-3
Akita S.
Preston T.
7762
Akita S.
633–

Taylah Preston defeated Shiho Akita 7-6 6-3 in the W35 Darwin final on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylah Preston came in ranked #117.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Preston T.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Akita S.

Akita S.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Preston 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

Statistics

This season
Preston T.Akita S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Preston T.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Akita S.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.5
Surface form
5.1
10.08-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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
Preston T.Akita S.
Freshness·
100
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Preston T.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Preston T.
Akita S.
7-636-3
Jeong B.
Micic E.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Akita S.
Jang S.
2-67-646-4
Preston T.
Da Silva Fick G.
4-0
Micic E.
Goto R.
6-37-61
Jeong B.
Preston T.
6-34-67-69
Quarter-finals
Da Silva Fick G.
Khan L.
7-656-0
Preston T.
Rokusek S.
6-36-3
Akita S.
Micic E.
3-66-36-2
Jang S.
Sibai J.
6-37-5
Jeong B.
Sibai J.
6-16-3
Preston T.
Akita S.
6-46-2
Micic E.
Black B.
7-56-2
Goto R.
Jang S.
6-33-66-4
R16
Da Silva Fick G.
Goto R.
6-33-66-3
Micic E.
Kokkinis T.
4-67-656-4
Akita S.
Yang Y.
6-46-1
Jang S.
Black B.
6-17-63
Rokusek S.
Webb S.
7-626-4
Preston T.
Jang G.
6-06-2
Khan L.
Thompson B.
6-26-1
Sibai J.
Swan K.
1-64-2
Micic E.
Thompson B.
2-66-26-2
Preston T.
Khan L.
6-26-0
Black B.
Kokkinis T.
6-46-4
Jang S.
Choi O.
2-66-26-4
Jeong B.
Alame R.
6-06-0
Akita S.
Nakashima M.
6-16-1
Goto R.
Alame R.
6-16-2
R32
Preston T.
Ivanov V.
6-16-4
Da Silva Fick G.
Jeong B.
5-76-26-1
Swan K.
Liu Y.
6-16-3
Yang Y.
Smith A.
7-56-4
Thompson B.
Ohashi Y.
6-746-36-3
Black B.
Hanatani N.
7-57-63
Kokkinis T.
Cvijanovic J.
6-36-0
Micic E.
Alame R.
6-26-1
Webb S.
Varaksina A.
7-676-1
Rokusek S.
Subasic A.
7-646-4
Khan L.
Hule P.
6-17-5
Goto R.
Kim Y.
6-37-5
Sibai J.
Choi O.
6-46-4
Akita S.
Chikaraishi Y.
6-46-1
Jang G.
Alame R.
6-46-2
Jang S.
Barry M.
6-36-0
Micic E.
Rokusek S.
6-07-61
Choi O.
Cvijanovic J.
6-26-3
Goto R.
Cabrera L.
0-66-37-5
Sycamore A.
Hupfeld S.
6-46-3
Alame R.
Kim Y.
6-26-2
Jeong B.
Jang G.
6-45-76-2
Alame R.
Campbell G.
6-46-4
Kokkinis T.
Hanatani N.
7-56-2
Khan L.
Arnautovic L.
6-26-3
Thompson B.
Chikaraishi Y.
6-46-2
Black B.
Smith A.
6-46-1
Nakashima M.
Webb S.
6-36-3
Akita S.
Eto N.
6-16-2
Preston T.
Liu Y.
7-666-3
Sibai J.
Varaksina A.
2-66-26-2
Jang S.
Ohashi Y.
5-0