Xinyu Gao vs Haruka Kaji — W50 Helsinki Round of 16

W50 Helsinki · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#260WTA
1504ELO
1492Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#270WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
Gao X.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Kaji H.
Gao X.
6462
Kaji H.
2631

Xinyu Gao defeated Haruka Kaji 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the W50 Helsinki round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Xinyu Gao closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gao X.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Gao X.

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
Gao X.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Even
68%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
48%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gao X.Kaji H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
52
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
69
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gao X.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kaji H.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
3.9
Surface form
3.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Noha Akugue N.
Gao X.
4-0
Semi-finals
Gao X.
Vandromme J.
6-47-62
Noha Akugue N.
Barthel M.
7-686-0
Quarter-finals
Barthel M.
Malygina E.
7-56-2
Vandromme J.
Tan H.
1-67-666-2
Gao X.
Hennemann C.
6-37-61
Noha Akugue N.
Avdeeva J.
6-46-3
R16
Malygina E.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-1
Gao X.
Kaji H.
6-24-66-3
Vandromme J.
Friedsam A.
6-26-0
Noha Akugue N.
Schunk N.
6-35-76-3
Barthel M.
Niemeier J.
6-46-2
Tan H.
Haavisto E.
2-66-26-3
Hennemann C.
Cortez Llorca L.
6-06-1
Avdeeva J.
Miyazaki Y.
6-06-4
R32
Miyazaki Y.
Zaar L.
6-36-3
Hennemann C.
Belgraver J.
3-66-16-1
Friedsam A.
Tsygourova K.
6-46-767-62
Kaji H.
Aikawa M.
6-26-4
Schunk N.
Bolkvadze M.
6-26-4
Gao X.
Costoulas S.
7-56-2
Malygina E.
Nagy A.
6-06-3
Barthel M.
Nilsson L.
6-26-1
Hruncakova V.
Boskovic L.
4-66-46-2
Cortez Llorca L.
Ahti V.
6-36-2
Niemeier J.
Blomqvist C.
6-06-1
Haavisto E.
Buyukakcay C.
6-27-65
Vandromme J.
Weckerle M.
6-06-2
Tan H.
Kazionova E.
6-16-2
Avdeeva J.
Mair L.
5-1
Noha Akugue N.
Taraba Wallberg N.
6-26-2