Mei Yamaguchi vs Anastasia Kulikova — W100 Bengaluru Round of 32

W100 Bengaluru · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#259WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
Anastasia Kulikova
FIN
Anastasia Kulikova
#416WTA
1419ELO
1403Hard ELO
26 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Yamaguchi M.
3-6 6-0 6-1
Kulikova A.
Yamaguchi M.
3662
Kulikova A.
6011

Mei Yamaguchi defeated Anastasia Kulikova 3-6 6-0 6-1 in the W100 Bengaluru round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yamaguchi M.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kulikova A.

Kulikova A.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

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
Yamaguchi M.Kulikova A.
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yamaguchi M.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kulikova A.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+17 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Hard Elo 1403
6.8Overall Elo 1448
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1419
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
4.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
3-set count
7.0
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
Yamaguchi M.Kulikova A.
Freshness·Clear edge
92
72

Yamaguchi M.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Kulikova A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 42 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vandewinkel H.
Adkar V.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Adkar V.
Tararudee L.
6-36-3
Vandewinkel H.
Iatcenko P.
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Adkar V.
Preston T.
6-31-66-4
Tararudee L.
Pridankina E.
6-16-3
Vandewinkel H.
Tian F.
6-26-2
Iatcenko P.
Gibson T.
6-27-5
R16
Vandewinkel H.
Bhamidipaty S.
6-26-776-1
Gibson T.
Yamalapalli S.
6-06-0
Iatcenko P.
Vasilescu A.
6-766-36-2
Tian F.
Andreeva E.
6-46-3
Adkar V.
Hontama M.
2-66-47-68
Tararudee L.
Yamaguchi M.
6-46-4
Preston T.
Sidorova K.
6-36-3
Pridankina E.
Gimbrere J.
6-06-1
R32
Gimbrere J.
Matsuda M.
7-57-5
Andreeva E.
Fossa Huergo N.
7-6121-0
Adkar V.
Ahlawat S.
6-17-66
Tian F.
Dart H.
6-27-65
Yamalapalli S.
Back D.
6-21-66-2
Hontama M.
Cherubini D.
6-26-1
Tararudee L.
Milovanova V.
6-16-4
Gibson T.
Chaudhari V.
6-46-0
Bhamidipaty S.
Curmi F.
7-666-4
Sidorova K.
Park S.
4-66-26-3
Preston T.
Pawlikowska Z.
6-36-2
Yamaguchi M.
Kulikova A.
3-66-06-1
Vasilescu A.
Nugroho P.
6-26-3
Pridankina E.
Shimizu E.
7-656-4
Vandewinkel H.
Lee Y.
6-16-2
Iatcenko P.
Rajeshwaran Revathi M.
6-11-66-0