Natsumi Kawaguchi vs Mei Yamaguchi — W75 Kyoto Round of 32

W75 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Natsumi Kawaguchi
#375WTA
1360ELO
1342Hard ELO
24 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#259WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Kawaguchi N.
6-3 7-5
Yamaguchi M.
Kawaguchi N.
672
Yamaguchi M.
35–

Natsumi Kawaguchi defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-3 7-5 in the W75 Kyoto round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kawaguchi N.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Yamaguchi M.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kawaguchi N.

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
Kawaguchi N.Yamaguchi M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
47%
62%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.7

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kawaguchi N.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Yamaguchi M.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
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
Kawaguchi N.Yamaguchi M.
Freshness·
—
93

Yamaguchi M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kinoshita H.
Shibahara E.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Shibahara E.
Ma Y.
6-37-63
Kinoshita H.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Von Deichmann K.
Yang Y.
7-646-736-4
Kinoshita H.
Kawaguchi N.
6-26-2
Shibahara E.
Kaji H.
2-66-27-63
Ma Y.
Koike E.
7-666-4
R16
Ma Y.
Yamazaki I.
6-46-4
Shibahara E.
Hayasaka K.
4-66-46-3
Kaji H.
Tian F.
3-67-56-3
Yang Y.
Preston T.
7-56-726-4
Von Deichmann K.
Serban R.
3-66-36-2
Kawaguchi N.
Okamura K.
6-36-2
Koike E.
Liu C.
6-27-65
Kinoshita H.
Park S.
4-67-57-67
R32
Yang Y.
Morvayova V.
6-46-2
Preston T.
Saigo R.
6-46-4
Hayasaka K.
Kuramochi M.
6-26-1
Kawaguchi N.
Yamaguchi M.
6-37-5
Kaji H.
Abe H.
6-36-1
Yamazaki I.
Nishimoto S.
2-66-06-2
Liu C.
Bai Z.
0-67-56-4
Serban R.
Yamalapalli S.
4-66-16-3
Kinoshita H.
Ku Y.
6-37-5
Von Deichmann K.
Shimizu E.
7-613-66-4
Tian F.
Zhu L.
7-620-0
Shibahara E.
Saito S.
6-33-66-3
Ma Y.
Ma L.
6-36-4
Okamura K.
Costoulas S.
6-47-65
Park S.
Matsuda R.
2-66-36-4
Koike E.
Kuwata H.
7-57-5