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Mei Yamaguchi vs Zhibek Kulambayeva — Chennai Open - Chennai Qualifying Round of 8

Chennai Open - ChennaiQ8QualifyingHardSun 1 Nov · ~16:45Centre CourtLive
Mei YamaguchiWTA #257 · JPN
Zhibek KulambayevaWTA #469 · KAZ
SetsGamesGame0
4
0
3
00
Odds

Breaks traded in the 1stYamaguchi M. broken 3× · Kulambayeva Z. broken 3×

Mei Yamaguchi faces Zhibek Kulambayeva in the Chennai Open - Chennai qualifying round of 8 on hard. Mei Yamaguchi holds the paper edge — ranked #257, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 150-point hard Elo advantage.

Key context

Live Win Probability

i
LIVE
—Yamaguchi M.
—Kulambayeva Z.
Mei YamaguchiZhibek Kulambayeva
Serve flowYamaguchi M. broken 3 times · Kulambayeva Z. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Yamaguchi M.
1/4Kulambayeva Z.
0/3
Set 1

Match momentum

Last 30 pointsYamaguchi M.Kulambayeva Z.
EvenYamaguchi…Kulambayev…
Swinging toKulambayeva Z.11
6Last 12 points6
10Last 3 games6
3/4Break points2/3
30 pointsNow

Break of serve

Live statistics · Serve vs return

Yamaguchi M.Kulambayeva Z.
Serve
  • 25% · 1/4Service games held0% · 0/3
Return
  • 3Breaks of serve3

Key moments

Latest first
  1. BREAKSet 1 · Game 7Kulambayeva Z. broke serve
  2. BREAKSet 1 · Game 6Yamaguchi M. broke serve
  3. BREAKSet 1 · Game 5Kulambayeva Z. broke serve
  4. BREAKSet 1 · Game 4Yamaguchi M. broke serve
  5. BREAKSet 1 · Game 3Kulambayeva Z. broke serve
  6. BREAKSet 1 · Game 2Yamaguchi M. broke serve
Pre-match context

Yamaguchi M. came in with the higher hard rating (1579 vs 1516); Kulambayeva Z. with the better recent record (4–6 vs 3–7); Yamaguchi M. with the head-to-head lead (1–0).

Pre-match prediction

Set before the first ball · not updated in play
Pre-match win probability
50%50%
Umpiry Score
4.9/10/104.2
Matchup strength 0–10 · not a probability
ELO1 635
Hard ELO1 579
Last 103–7
Age27
Height152 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $168K2026 $51K
ELO1 660
Hard ELO1 516
Last 104–6
Age26
Height172 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $232K2026 $40K

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Yamaguchi M. and Kulambayeva Z. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Yamaguchi M. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Kulambayeva Z. 0–1 (0%).

1–0100%Yamaguchi M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Kulambayeva Z. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–0Sets0–2
12–6Games8–13

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Yamaguchi M. leads 1–0
10

Season statistics

Form · Rating · Serve vs return · ClutchShowHide
Yamaguchi M.Kulambayeva Z.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss3–74–6 (ahead)
Season win rate43% (18–24)60% (27–18) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO16351660 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO1579 (ahead)1516
Serve vs returnLast 40 vs 41 matches
1st-serve points won60% (ahead)59%
Return points won44%50% (ahead)
Aces / match1.6 (ahead)0.6
ClutchLast 40 vs 41 matches
Break points saved57% (ahead)56%

Draw

Conditions

Centre Court · ~16:45 local
SurfaceHard
Weather30°C · Overcast
Wind14 km/h
Humidity66%

Match info

  • Started~16:45 local

Freshness

Last 7 & 14 days
Yamaguchi M.Kulambayeva Z.
1Days since last match1
2Matches · 7 days1 — fresher
28Games · 7 days17 — fresher
3Matches · 14 days1 — fresher
57Games · 14 days17 — fresher
Green marks the fresher player.

Cite this

Umpiry, "Mei Yamaguchi vs Zhibek Kulambayeva — Chennai Open - Chennai Qualifying Round of 8", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-01/kulambayeva-vs-yamaguchi-chennai-open-chennai-q8?utm_source=cite (as of 1 November 2026).