Anastasia Kulikova vs Haruka KajiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇫🇮Anastasia Kulikova
#314 · 26 yrs · Left-Handed
331 meeting · sets 0–2
🇯🇵Haruka Kaji
#278 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Kulikova and Haruka Kaji have met 1 time since 2026; Haruka Kaji leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kulikova has taken 0 sets to Kaji's 2. Their most recent meeting: Haruka Kaji won at W50 Guiyang (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kulikova | Kaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Kulikova | Haruka Kaji | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 23/29 | 75% | 24/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 6/22 | 22% | 7/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 12/51 | 23% | 15/64 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 68% | 15/22 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 12/20 | 49% | 19/39 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 2/6 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 26/29 | 86% | 24/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 23/29 | 86% | 24/28 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kulikova 0, Kaji 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kulikova
💥 Big Hitter
Kaji
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,929 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anastasia Kulikova.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 8, 2026
W50 Guiyang
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kulikova | Kaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Kulikova | Haruka Kaji | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 33% | 5/15 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 7/14 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 4/14 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–5 | 7–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.82 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | +11.9% | -32.1% |
| Units P/L | +1.55u | -5.13u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SGP → ROU → BEL | POR → CHN → POR |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kaji has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kulikova's 25%).
| Opponent | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Xinxin Yao | W 64 46 62 | L 46 36 |
| Amandine Hesse | L 67 61 57 | W 64 76 |
| Yeon Woo Ku | L 26 16 | W 64 76 |
| Mei Yamaguchi | L 63 06 16 | L 46 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anastasia Abbagnato
W35 Las Vegas · 1st Round
Oct 7
Anna Lena Friedsam
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Anna Lena Friedsam
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Jiaqi Wang
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Haruka Kaji
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 8
Joanna Garland
W75 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Xinxin Yao
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round
Sep 1
Ayana Akli
W75 Lexington · Final
Aug 2
Naho Sato
W35 Wagga Wagga · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Rira Kosaka
W35 Wagga Wagga · 1st Round
Oct 7
Jasmine Adams
W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Emerson Jones
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round
Sep 28
Darya Astakhova
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Alexandra Shubladze
W50 Guiyang · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Anastasia Kulikova
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 8
Han Shi
W75 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 52–64 matches
| Metric | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 50% |
| Sets won | 57% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kulikova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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