Yuki Naito vs Raluka Serban — W100 Takasaki Quarter-final

W100 Takasaki · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
JPN
Yuki Naito
#287WTA
1382ELO
1394Hard ELO
25 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2026
hard
CYP
Raluka Serban
#297WTA
1362ELO
1368Hard ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWW
Naito Y.
6-3 6-4
Serban R.
Naito Y.
662
Serban R.
34–

Yuki Naito defeated Raluka Serban 6-3 6-4 in the W100 Takasaki quarter-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yuki Naito closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Naito Y.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Serban R.

Serban R.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Naito Y.

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
Naito Y.Serban R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Naito Y.Serban R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
10
Break points saved·Dominant
4
38
Break points won·Clear edge
87
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
21
Tiebreaks·
—
9

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Naito Y.Serban R.
Freshness·
—
95

Serban R.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Naito Y.
Ryser V.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Naito Y.
Kobori M.
6-756-46-4
Ryser V.
Kaji H.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kaji H.
Saigo R.
6-06-4
Kobori M.
Sato H.
6-36-4
Ryser V.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-4
Naito Y.
Serban R.
6-36-4
R16
Naito Y.
Shimizu E.
7-56-4
Saigo R.
Park S.
2-65-0
Kobori M.
Yamaguchi M.
6-46-3
Kaji H.
Tian F.
6-06-4
Sato H.
Shimizu A.
6-36-4
Kinoshita H.
Saito S.
6-16-3
Ryser V.
Kawaguchi N.
7-56-2
Serban R.
Koike E.
4-67-56-4
R32
Saigo R.
Ren Y.
6-26-4
Park S.
Cabrera L.
7-50-66-1
Saito S.
Miyazaki Y.
6-736-46-2
Yamaguchi M.
Lansere S.
6-36-2
Serban R.
Dunne K.
6-06-2
Tian F.
Micic E.
6-36-4
Kaji H.
Matsuda M.
6-27-61
Kobori M.
Yamazaki I.
6-07-66
Naito Y.
Inoue H.
6-787-56-4
Sato H.
Sawangkaew M.
6-33-66-3
Koike E.
Sema E.
6-33-67-5
Shimizu A.
Sawashiro K.
6-06-3
Kawaguchi N.
Ishii S.
6-37-62
Kinoshita H.
Mushika M.
5-3
Ryser V.
Okamura K.
4-66-46-3
Shimizu E.
Shi H.
4-66-16-2