🇷🇺Anastasia Tikhonova
#251 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇯🇵Sara Saito
#9999 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Tikhonova and Sara Saito have met 1 time since 2026; Sara Saito leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sara Saito won at W75 Nonthaburi (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tikhonova
💥 Big Hitter
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,557 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tikhonova | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Tikhonova | Sara Saito | ||
| 1 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tikhonova | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–7 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.45 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -63.1% | +7.4% |
| Units P/L | -5.68u | +0.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Saito has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Tikhonova's 0%).
| Opponent | Tikhonova | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Kuhl | L 64 57 46 | W 64 64 |
Last five matches per player
Isabella Shinikova
W75 Caserta · Round of 32
Jun 1
Laura Pigossi
W75 Caserta · Round of 16
Jun 1
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales
W75 Zaragoza · Round of 32
May 25
Pia Lovric
W50 Portorož · Round of 32
May 18
Dalila Jakupovic
W50 Portorož · Round of 16
May 18
Mary Stoiana
W100 Charlottesville VA · Round of 32
Apr 20
Alicia Herrero Linana
W35 Zephyrhills FL · Round of 32
Apr 13
Madison Sieg
W35 Boca Raton FL · Round of 32
Apr 6
Erika Sema
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 24
Kayo Nishimura
Taipei 2 ITF ·
Jun 16
Varvara Panshina
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 12
Daria Khomutsianskaya
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 11
Chengyiyi Yuan
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 10
Yuriko Miyazaki
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Ayano Shimizu
W75 Kurume · Round of 16
May 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–40 matches
| Metric | Tikhonova | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | 57% |
| Sets won | 39% | 57% |
| Games won | 47% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tikhonova | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tikhonova | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
