Taylah Preston vs Haruka Kaji — W100 Tokyo Round of 16

W100 Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUS
Taylah Preston
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#270WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Preston T.
6-3 6-1
Kaji H.
Preston T.
662
Kaji H.
31–

Taylah Preston defeated Haruka Kaji 6-3 6-1 in the W100 Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylah Preston came in ranked #117.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Preston T.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Preston T.

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
Preston T.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Preston T.Kaji H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
38
56
Break points saved·Even
54
52
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
69
Tiebreaks·
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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
Preston T.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kaji H.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
6.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Preston T.Kaji H.
Freshness·
100
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Preston T.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Preston T.
Tararudee L.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Tararudee L.
Iatcenko P.
6-36-2
Preston T.
Hontama M.
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Iatcenko P.
Knutson G.
7-654-66-2
Tararudee L.
Sawangkaew M.
6-26-1
Preston T.
Dart H.
6-26-3
Hontama M.
Kinoshita H.
6-14-67-5
R16
Tararudee L.
Yamaguchi M.
6-43-66-3
Knutson G.
Jones E.
6-46-727-65
Preston T.
Kaji H.
6-36-1
Iatcenko P.
Inoue H.
7-666-3
Dart H.
Sakatsume H.
3-66-06-3
Sawangkaew M.
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Hontama M.
Naito Y.
6-16-757-5
Kinoshita H.
Zhu L.
6-26-4
R32
Tararudee L.
Sawashiro K.
3-66-26-0
Jones E.
Koike E.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Goto R.
6-46-1
Sawangkaew M.
Inglis M.
6-36-2
Inoue H.
Da Silva Fick G.
6-15-76-4
Kinoshita H.
Ito A.
6-36-3
Kaji H.
Ku Y.
6-47-62
Preston T.
Nishimura K.
6-37-5
Hontama M.
Arseneault A.
6-21-67-5
Sakatsume H.
Ma Y.
6-36-4
Naito Y.
Hon P.
6-26-2
Zhu L.
Zhao C.
6-37-62
Dart H.
Gadecki O.
6-27-5
Iatcenko P.
Thandi K.
6-36-0
Yamaguchi M.
Kawaguchi N.
3-66-36-4
Knutson G.
Wong H.
6-36-4