Celine Naef vs Hiroko KuwataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇭Celine Naef
#220 · 20 yrs · Right-Handed
10w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇯🇵Hiroko Kuwata
#877 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
10wCeline Naef and Hiroko Kuwata have met 1 time since 2026; Celine Naef leads 1–0. Across all meetings Naef has taken 2 sets to Kuwata's 0. Their most recent meeting: Celine Naef won at Ilkley WTA (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Naef | Kuwata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Celine Naef | Hiroko Kuwata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 23/32 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 8/16 | 11% | 1/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 17/48 | 25% | 3/12 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 6/10 | 22% | 2/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 26/29 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 23/29 | 33% | 1/3 |
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 (Naef 1, Kuwata 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Naef
💥 Big Hitter
Kuwata
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,380 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Celine Naef.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 7, 2026
Ilkley WTA
G Grass
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–3 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.49 | 13.60 |
| ROI % | -1.1% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.11u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Naef has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kuwata's 0%).
| Opponent | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Stoiana | W 16 63 64 | L 36 36 |
| Julie Belgraver | W 64 61 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joanna Garland
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Ashlyn Krueger
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · Final
Jun 14
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · Semifinals
Jun 13
Akasha Urhobo
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Harmony Tan
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Alina Korneeva
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round
Jun 9
Momoko Kobori
Ilkley WTA
Jun 8
Hiroko Kuwata
Ilkley WTA
Jun 7
Tatum Evans
W35 Rome · 1st Round
Jun 24
Celine Naef
Ilkley WTA
Jun 7
Ena Koike
W75 Kyoto 1 · 1st Round
Mar 11
Michika Ozeki
W35 Solapur 1 · 1st Round
Dec 23
Maria Golovina
W35 New Delhi 1 · 1st Round
Dec 16
Mary Stoiana
W50 Chihuahua 3 · 2nd Round
Nov 19
Haley Giavara
W50 Chihuahua 3 · 1st Round
Nov 18
Julie Belgraver
W50 Chihuahua 2 · 2nd Round
Nov 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–48 matches
| Metric | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 25% |
| Sets won | 64% | 26% |
| Games won | 55% | 40% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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