Varvara Gracheva vs Himeno SakatsumeOsaka Qualifying Round 1

Osaka · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#121WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gracheva V.
6-3 7-5
Sakatsume H.
Gracheva V.
672
Sakatsume H.
35

Varvara Gracheva defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-3 7-5 in the Osaka qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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

Gracheva V.Sakatsume H.
3
Serve
27
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·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
64
Break points won·Slight edge
87
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
62
Tiebreaks·
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+165 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1599
7.0Overall Elo 1810
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1611
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
7.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast