Eri Shimizu vs Sara Saito — W35 Hamamatsu Semi-final

W35 Hamamatsu · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
JPN
Eri Shimizu
#408WTA
1245ELO
28 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2025
carpet
JPN
Sara Saito
#281WTA
1393ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWW
Shimizu E.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Saito S.
Shimizu E.
6462
Saito S.
4641

Eri Shimizu defeated Sara Saito 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the W35 Hamamatsu semi-final on carpet.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu E.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Shimizu E.

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
Shimizu E.Saito S.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
40%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimizu E.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Saito S.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
6.0
Surface form
10.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
7.0
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
Kobori M.
Shimizu E.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Shimizu E.
Saito S.
6-44-66-4
Kobori M.
Lee E.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Lee E.
Abe H.
6-42-66-2
Saito S.
Yoshioka K.
7-56-1
Shimizu E.
Matsuda M.
6-36-4
Kobori M.
Matsuda R.
6-26-4
R16
Shimizu E.
Itaya R.
6-36-1
Yoshioka K.
Deng T.
7-607-5
Abe H.
Tsuda R.
6-26-1
Saito S.
Kinoshita H.
7-56-4
Lee E.
Yoshimoto N.
7-644-66-2
Kobori M.
Tsujioka S.
7-55-77-5
Matsuda R.
Diyas Z.
6-32-0
Matsuda M.
Lee Y.
6-46-2
R32
Matsuda R.
Sato H.
6-37-64
Diyas Z.
Mushika M.
7-636-4
Abe H.
Irokawa N.
6-26-4
Tsuda R.
Ito K.
6-06-0
Lee E.
Uemura M.
6-26-3
Yoshioka K.
Back D.
3-66-47-5
Yoshimoto N.
Jang S.
5-76-36-2
Deng T.
Kawamura M.
5-76-36-3
Itaya R.
Noguchi S.
6-36-0
Matsuda M.
Arakawa H.
3-66-36-2
Kobori M.
Shimizu A.
6-47-5
Shimizu E.
Miyamoto A.
6-37-5
Tsujioka S.
Sawashiro K.
1-66-37-5
Saito S.
Sema E.
6-16-2
Lee Y.
Park S.
6-16-1
Kinoshita H.
Chen M.
6-06-1