Ena Shibahara vs Sara Saito — W75 Kyoto Round of 32

W75 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Ena Shibahara
JPN
Ena Shibahara
#477WTA
1464ELO
1438Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
JPN
Sara Saito
#281WTA
1393ELO
1395Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWW
Shibahara E.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Saito S.
Shibahara E.
6362
Saito S.
3631

Ena Shibahara defeated Sara Saito 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the W75 Kyoto round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Ena Shibahara closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shibahara E.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Shibahara 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
Shibahara E.Saito S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
36%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
50%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
7.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shibahara E.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Saito S.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.8+44 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1395
6.4Overall Elo 1464
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1393
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
0.9
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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
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