Ayano Shimizu vs Mei Yamaguchi — W100 Gifu Round of 32

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Ayano Shimizu
#503WTA
1347ELO
1315Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
hard
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#256WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Shimizu A.
6-4 2-6 6-3
Yamaguchi M.
Shimizu A.
6262
Yamaguchi M.
4631

Ayano Shimizu defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the W100 Gifu round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mei Yamaguchi came in ranked #256, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayano Shimizu closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shimizu A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Yamaguchi M.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Shimizu A.

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
Shimizu A.Yamaguchi M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.5
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shimizu A.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Yamaguchi M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Hard Elo 1315
Surface ELO
6.1+106 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1347
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1448
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
3.4
Surface form
4.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
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
Shimizu A.Yamaguchi M.
Freshness·
—
90

Yamaguchi M.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sawangkaew M.
Jones E.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Tararudee L.
Iatcenko P.
4-67-56-2
Kinoshita H.
Koike E.
6-17-62
Jones E.
Preston T.
7-54-67-61
R16
Koike E.
Inglis M.
6-36-0
Jones E.
Shimizu A.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Ryser V.
6-27-5
Iatcenko P.
Ito A.
5-76-26-4
Kinoshita H.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-2
Preston T.
Dart H.
7-51-66-2
Tararudee L.
Naito Y.
6-36-4
Sawangkaew M.
Hon P.
6-16-4
R32
Inglis M.
Ku Y.
3-66-26-4
Jones E.
Kimura M.
7-56-0
Sawangkaew M.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-36-3
Iatcenko P.
Saigo R.
6-26-2
Preston T.
Knutson G.
6-26-3
Ito A.
Watson H.
6-17-65
Kinoshita H.
Liang E.
6-737-56-2
Hon P.
Hosogi S.
6-47-66
Sakatsume H.
Gadecki O.
6-36-1
Ryser V.
Hontama M.
6-36-0
Tararudee L.
Swan K.
6-13-66-2
Shimizu A.
Yamaguchi M.
6-42-66-3
Koike E.
Yamada M.
6-26-1
Dart H.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Zhu L.
Shimizu E.
6-22-66-2
Naito Y.
Thandi K.
6-16-2