Mei Yamaguchi vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W100 Tokyo Round of 32

W100 Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#256WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
JPN
Natsumi Kawaguchi
#362WTA
1360ELO
1342Hard ELO
24 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Yamaguchi M.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Kawaguchi N.
Yamaguchi M.
3662
Kawaguchi N.
6341

Mei Yamaguchi defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the W100 Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mei Yamaguchi came in ranked #256, defending last year's round of 16.

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 Kawaguchi N.

Kawaguchi N.serving56% hold

wins 53% 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.Kawaguchi N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
61%
47%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Yamaguchi M.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kawaguchi N.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
3.6
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
Context
6.0
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.Kawaguchi N.
Freshness·
88
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Yamaguchi M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). 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