Carol Zhao vs Rina SaigoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Carol Zhao
#586 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
4w1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇯🇵Rina Saigo
#270 · 25 yrs
3wTitle3Carol Zhao and Rina Saigo have met 1 time since 2026; Rina Saigo leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhao has taken 0 sets to Saigo's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rina Saigo won at W35 Miyazaki (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhao | Saigo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carol Zhao | Rina Saigo | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 0% | 0/1 | 73% | 22/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 2/12 | 23% | 6/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 3/13 | 25% | 14/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 27% | 3/11 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 96% | 26/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 0% | 0/2 | 81% | 22/27 |
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 (Zhao 0, Saigo 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhao
🎾 All-Court
Saigo
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 764 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 14, 2026
W35 Miyazaki
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhao | Saigo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Carol Zhao | Rina Saigo | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 71% | 12/17 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 18% | 3/17 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–4 | 13–5 |
| Avg odds | 5.24 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +27.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | +4.86u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CAN | ITA → ESP |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Zhao and Saigo posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Sayaka Ishii | L 36 57 | W 63 60 |
| Yidi Yang | W 62 36 63 | L 06 76 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Magda Linette
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Emerson Jones
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round
Jul 29
Lucrezia Stefanini
Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 9
Justina Mikulskyte
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Sihyeong Cho
Maanshan 5 ITF
Jun 22
Celine Naef
Birmingham
May 30
Yidi Yang
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · 1st Round
May 5
Katarzyna Kawa
Huzhou Open - Huzhou · 1st Round
Apr 27
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
W75 Ourense · Semifinals
Aug 8
Daria Khomutsianskaya
W75 Ourense · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Celia Cervino Ruiz
W75 Ourense · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Viktoria Morvayova
W75 Ourense · 1st Round
Aug 5
Adithya Karunaratne
W35 Aldershot · Final
Aug 2
Linda Klimovicova
W35 Aldershot · Semifinals
Aug 1
Sayaka Ishii
W35 Aldershot · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Angella Okutoyi
W35 Aldershot · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–57 matches
| Metric | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 8% | 54% |
| Sets won | 14% | 52% |
| Games won | 37% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhao | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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