Simona Waltert vs Himeno Sakatsume | Himeno Sakatsume Wins 5-7 6-4 6-0

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Samsun Open - SamsunQuarter-finalHardFri 9 Oct · 15:00Final2h 36m

Simona Waltert(3)WTA #110 · SUI

Himeno Sakatsume(7)WTA #115 · JPN

SetsGames1

740

566

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Simona Waltert in the quarterfinals of the Samsun Open in Samsun. The match ended with a score of 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 in favor of Sakatsume. Sakatsume hit 0 aces and 3 double faults, while Waltert had 1 ace and 6 double faults.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Himeno Sakatsume dropped the opening set before beating Simona Waltert 5–7 6–4 6–0.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Sakatsume H. came through in three sets, with six breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveSakatsume H. 6 · Waltert S. 3
1st-serve points wonSakatsume H. 68% · Waltert S. 58%
AcesSakatsume H. 0 · Waltert S. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 16–5BreakWaltert S. · Broke, never broken back
Set 24–4Break backSakatsume H. · Broke back
Set 24–6SetSakatsume H. · Broke to take the set
Set 30–2BreakSakatsume H. · Broke, never broken back
Set 30–6SetSakatsume H. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowWaltert S. broken 6 times · Sakatsume H. broken 3 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Waltert S.

8/14Sakatsume H.

11/14

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchWaltert S.Sakatsume H.

Late momentumEven

6Last 12 points6

9Last 3 games17

2/10Break points4/11

Break of serve

Match statistics

Waltert S.Sakatsume H.

Serve

1Aces0
6Double faults3
58%1st serve points won68%
57% · 8/14Service games held79% · 11/14

Return

25%Break points won35%
3Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsSakatsume H. won 68% of points behind the first serve, Waltert S. 58%. Largest performance gap of the match.+10 ptsWaltert S.1st-serve pts won58%Sakatsume H.1st-serve pts won68%

Double faultsSakatsume H. served 3 double faults, Waltert S. 6.+3Waltert S.6Sakatsume H.3

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Waltert S. and Sakatsume H. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Waltert S. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Sakatsume H. 2–0 (100%).

0–30%Waltert S. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–0100%Sakatsume H. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–6Sets4–1

37–47Games27–18

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

0–2Deciding sets1–0

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Kalinina A.#48L3-6 4-6Rabat · clayW6-3 6-3US Open · hard
vs Sherif M.#52L4-6 7-5 2-6Tucuman 125 · clayW6-3 3-6 6-3Canberra 125 · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Sakatsume H. leads 2–0

Sakatsume H.October 2026Samsun Open - SamsunThis matchHard7-5 4-6 0-6
Sakatsume H.March 2026Indian WellsHard6-4 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Aksu A.View match

Player context

Before the match

Waltert S.Sakatsume H.1 735ELO1 7561 617Hard ELO1 6945–5Last 106–425Age25RightPlaysRightCareer $1.7M2026 $689KEarningsCareer $587K2026 $267K

Match info

Started15:00 local
Duration2h 36m

Cite this

Himeno Sakatsume beat Simona Waltert 7-5 4-6 0-6. Umpiry, "Simona Waltert vs Himeno Sakatsume — Samsun Open - Samsun Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-09/sakatsume-vs-waltert-samsun-open-samsun-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2026).