Mei Yamaguchi vs Zhibek Kulambayeva — Chennai Open - Chennai Round of 32
Why
Surface+154 Hard Elo edgeAgainst the prediction · Yamaguchi M.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1448Against the prediction · Yamaguchi M.
Recent run2-match win streakSupports Kulambayeva Z.
Head-to-headSplit 1–1 on hardSupports Kulambayeva Z.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Kulambayeva Z.
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
Mei Yamaguchi faces Zhibek Kulambayeva in the Chennai Open - Chennai round of 32 on hard. Mei Yamaguchi holds the paper edge — ranked #257, a roughly 150-point hard Elo advantage. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Mei Yamaguchi 57 games in 14 days, Zhibek Kulambayeva 17.
- Last match: Zhibek Kulambayeva dropped the opening set before beating Mei Yamaguchi 3–6 6–3 7–6.
- Head-to-head: The head-to-head is level 1–1. Last met at Chennai Open - Chennai 2026.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsYamaguchi 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.
vs Zolotareva A.#296W6-3 6-3Jiujiang 125 · hardL5-7 3-6Rabat · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Kulambayeva Z.November 2026Chennai Open - ChennaiHard6-3 3-6 6-7(4)
- Yamaguchi M.December 2019W25 Hong KongHard6-2 6-0
Evidence
Yamaguchi M.Kulambayeva Z.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss3–74–6 (ahead)
Season win rate42% (18–25)61% (28–18) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO16351660 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO1579 (ahead)1516
Serve vs returnLast 41 vs 42 matches
1st-serve points won60% (ahead)59%
Return points won44%50% (ahead)
Aces / match1.6 (ahead)0.6
ClutchLast 41 vs 42 matches
Break points saved56% (ahead)55%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Mei Yamaguchi vs Zhibek Kulambayeva — Chennai Open - Chennai Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-02/kulambayeva-vs-yamaguchi-chennai-open-chennai-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 2 November 2026).