Hayu Kinoshita vs Cadence BraceSao Paulo Qualifying Round of 8

Sao Paulo · WTA · Qualifying Round of 8
#224WTA
1546ELO
1531Hard ELO
$92kYTD
$131kCAREER
19 yrs
Last 10
WLWLLWLLLL
Sets
Sunday, 13 September 2026 ·
hard
Quadra 1 · 2nd on
#258WTA
1506ELO
1493Hard ELO
$133kYTD
$283kCAREER
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
WLWWWWWLLL
Kinoshita H.
vs
Brace C.

Hayu Kinoshita faces Cadence Brace in the Sao Paulo qualifying round of 8 on hard. Hayu Kinoshita is the paper favourite — ranked #224, a roughly 40-point hard Elo advantage — but Cadence Brace arrives in form, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard to Hayu Kinoshita's 3.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 11:50 UTC
Kinoshita H.62%
Brace C.38%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Kinoshita H. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.5+38 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1493
5.5Overall Elo 1546
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1506
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
4.95 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
4.85 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

45 vs 18 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kinoshita H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Brace C.

Brace C.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kinoshita H.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
80
77

Kinoshita H.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d) · Brace C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

2nd on Quadra 1 · Not before 1:30 PM · 1 match still to finish ahead

  1. 1You X. v Bosio V.
  2. 2Kinoshita H. v Brace C.This match

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather forecast
17°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 83%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw