En Shuo Liang vs Sara Saito β€” Korea Open - Seoul Qualifying Round of 16

Korea Open - Seoul Β· WTA Β· Qualifying Round of 16
#304WTA
1554ELO
1554Hard ELO
$357kYTD
$934kCAREER
25 yrs
Last 10 Β· pre-match
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0 β€” 2
Sets
Saturday, 19 September 2026 Β·
hard
Show Court 1 Β· 4th on
#254WTA
1393ELO
1395Hard ELO
$35kYTD
$314kCAREER
19 yrs Β· Right-handed
Last 10 Β· pre-match
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Shuo Liang E.
6-7 1-6
Saito S.
Shuo Liang E.
6410
Saito S.
7762

Sara Saito advanced to the quarterfinals of the Korea Open in Seoul, defeating En Shuo Liang 7-6, 6-1. The match saw Saito and Liang record an equal number of service breaks, two each, with Saito converting 40 percent of her break points and Liang converting 29 percent. Saito did not record an ace, while Liang had one; Saito had two double faults, Liang had one.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Momentum Β· Final
Shuo Liang E.4/11
Saito S.6/10

hold to 0/15to 30to 40 / deucebroken

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Saito came through a tight passage before pulling clear β€” 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve inΒ·Slight edge
59%
69%
1st serve points wonΒ·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points wonΒ·Slight edge
45%
38%
Service points wonΒ·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points wonΒ·Even
47%
49%
Break points savedΒ·Even
56%
54%
Aces / matchΒ·Clear edge
2.6
0.8
Double faults / matchΒ·Dominant
2.8
6.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match Β· updated 07:50 UTC
Shuo Liang E.50%
Saito S.50%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up Β· Too close to call

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+159 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1395
7.0Overall Elo 1554
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1393
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.07 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.55 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors β€” matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation β€” into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
FreshnessΒ·Slight edge
91
80

Shuo Liang E.: 3 days rest Β· 1 match, 20 games (7d) Β· Saito S.: 2 days rest Β· 2 matches, 40 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather
25Β°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 60%

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