Shuai Zhang vs Haruka Kaji — W100 Takasaki Round of 32

W100 Takasaki · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 November 2025
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#270WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
Zhang S.
6-4 6-3
Kaji H.
Zhang S.
662
Kaji H.
43–

Shuai Zhang defeated Haruka Kaji 6-4 6-3 in the W100 Takasaki round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zhang 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

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Kaji H.
17
Serve
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58
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Kaji H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
56
Break points saved·Even
55
52
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
69
Tiebreaks·
82
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kaji H.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Zhang S.Kaji H.
Freshness·
95
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Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sakatsume H.
Ku Y.
6-31-66-4
Semi-finals
Sakatsume H.
Tararudee L.
6-46-4
Ku Y.
Zhang S.
6-34-67-64
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.
Astakhova D.
6-34-66-3
Ku Y.
Hibino N.
3-67-57-5
Tararudee L.
Saigo R.
6-33-66-3
Sakatsume H.
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
R16
Sakatsume H.
Liang E.
6-06-4
Zhang S.
Chang H.
6-36-2
Ku Y.
Akita S.
3-66-16-3
Saigo R.
Yoshimoto N.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Shimizu E.
6-36-2
Tararudee L.
Sato H.
6-46-0
Diyas Z.
Park S.
6-47-66
Astakhova D.
Sidorova K.
6-16-0
R32
Liang E.
Kitahara Y.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Nugroho P.
6-20-66-4
Astakhova D.
Okamura K.
6-16-2
Akita S.
Shimizu A.
6-27-67
Park S.
Saito S.
6-16-4
Shimizu E.
Kawaguchi N.
3-66-46-4
Chang H.
Aikawa M.
7-606-3
Sato H.
Koike E.
3-66-26-4
Yoshimoto N.
Hontama M.
6-17-64
Sidorova K.
Hosogi S.
6-46-2
Saigo R.
Mushika M.
6-36-2
Sakatsume H.
Kinoshita H.
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Morvayova V.
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Kaji H.
6-46-3
Ku Y.
Kolodynska J.
6-36-2
Tararudee L.
Cengiz B.
5-77-56-4