Ayla Aksu vs Himeno SakatsumePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ayla Aksu
#156 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
5Title51 meeting · sets 2–0
🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume
#115 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Ayla Aksu and Himeno Sakatsume have met 1 time since 2026; Ayla Aksu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Aksu has taken 2 sets to Sakatsume's 0. Their most recent meeting: Ayla Aksu won at Samsun Open - Samsun (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Aksu | Sakatsume | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ayla Aksu | Himeno Sakatsume | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 29/43 | 71% | 29/41 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 22/69 | 35% | 24/69 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 21/37 | 46% | 16/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 12/16 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 35/38 | 83% | 34/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 29/38 | 71% | 29/41 |
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 (Aksu 1, Sakatsume 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Aksu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sakatsume
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,750 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Himeno Sakatsume.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 10, 2026
Samsun Open - Samsun
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Aksu | Sakatsume | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ayla Aksu | Himeno Sakatsume | ||
| 1 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 36% | 5/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.71 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | +32.5% | +2.8% |
| Units P/L | +5.20u | +0.45u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | 2 |
| Events | 4 | 2 |
| Matches | 9 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GEO → EST → GER → ESP | POR → ESP |
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
Aksu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Sakatsume's 63%).
| Opponent | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Fiona Crawley | W 36 63 64 | L 75 16 16 |
| Alicia Dudeney | W 36 63 63 | W 63 63 |
| Elena Pridankina | L 36 36 | L 26 16 |
| Ariana Arseneault | W 63 57 76 | W 76 62 |
| Manon Leonard | W 64 67 60 | W 61 60 |
| Harriet Dart | L 46 10 | L 63 06 36 |
| Irene Burillo | W 63 75 | W 63 64 |
| Ekaterine Gorgodze | W 63 76 | W 36 62 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lucrezia Stefanini
Samsun Open - Samsun · Final
Oct 11
Himeno Sakatsume
Samsun Open - Samsun · Semifinals
Oct 10
Fiona Crawley
Samsun Open - Samsun · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Alicia Dudeney
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Emiliana Arango
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 6
Elena Pridankina
Adana Open - Adana · 1st Round
Sep 29
Han Shi
Ankara Open - Ankara · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Yuki Naito
Ankara Open - Ankara · 1st Round
Sep 21
Ayla Aksu
Samsun Open - Samsun · Semifinals
Oct 10
Simona Waltert
Samsun Open - Samsun · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Viktoria Hruncakova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dominika Salkova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 5
Taylah Preston
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Anhelina Kalinina
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Mia Ristic
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 69–70 matches
| Metric | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 59% |
| Sets won | 59% | 58% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Aksu | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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