Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Sara Saito — W50 Baotou Round of 32

W50 Baotou · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
KAZ
Zhibek Kulambayeva
#457WTA
1402ELO
1391Clay ELO
26 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
clay
JPN
Sara Saito
#280WTA
1393ELO
1343Clay ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWL
Kulambayeva Z.
6-0 4-6 6-3
Saito S.
Kulambayeva Z.
6462
Saito S.
0631

Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated Sara Saito 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the W50 Baotou round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kulambayeva Z.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving24% hold

wins 39% of points on serve vs Kulambayeva Z.

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
Kulambayeva Z.Saito S.
1st serve in·Even
71%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Return points won·Even
51%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kulambayeva Z.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Saito S.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+48 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Clay Elo 1343
6.2Overall Elo 1402
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1393
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
4.1
0.0
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang X.
Zolotareva A.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Zolotareva A.
Panshina V.
7-656-3
Wang X.
Ren Y.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Wang X.
Cherubini D.
7-646-3
Ren Y.
Mikulskyte J.
6-44-66-4
Zolotareva A.
Zolotareva R.
3-0
Panshina V.
Gao X.
6-36-0
R16
Gao X.
Guo M.
6-26-1
Mikulskyte J.
Yuan C.
6-46-1
Wang X.
Kalyakina M.
6-16-2
Cherubini D.
Wang J.
6-16-0
Zolotareva A.
Reyngold E.
6-16-3
Panshina V.
Ibragimova A.
6-26-3
Ren Y.
Kulambayeva Z.
6-16-3
Zolotareva R.
Lansere S.
6-46-4
R32
Wang J.
Wang Y.
6-46-4
Gao X.
Chen S.
6-16-4
Guo M.
Ruoxi M.
6-06-0
Panshina V.
Shao Y.
6-26-0
Ibragimova A.
Yao X.
6-26-3
Kalyakina M.
Huang Y.
6-36-2
Cherubini D.
Yang Y.
6-37-5
Zolotareva A.
Zheng W.
4-67-56-1
Wang X.
Wei Z.
6-26-4
Ren Y.
Shi H.
6-46-4
Zolotareva R.
Jakupovic D.
6-46-2
Reyngold E.
Luo X.
6-26-1
Lansere S.
Wang J.
6-26-3
Yuan C.
An L.
6-15-76-1
Kulambayeva Z.
Saito S.
6-04-66-3
Mikulskyte J.
Zhu A.
4-66-36-2