Celine Naef vs Hiroko KuwataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇭Celine Naef
#216 · 20 yrs · Right-Handed
16w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇯🇵Hiroko Kuwata
Unranked · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
18Celine 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 Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley (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 | 56% | 9/16 | 15% | 3/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 18/48 | 22% | 5/23 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 17% | 3/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 26/29 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 23/29 | 25% | 1/4 |
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
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 61% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 811 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Celine Naef.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 7, 2026
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley
G Grass · 1st Round Qualifying
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 | - | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 7.57 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ESP → CHN |
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
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 - London · 1st Round Qualifying
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
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Hiroko Kuwata
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Amelia Rajecki
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 26
Tiana Tian Deng
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 16
Anna Sinclair Rogers
W100 Landisville · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Miho Kuramochi
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Mell Elizabeth Reasco Gonzalez
W100 Cary · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Tatum Evans
W35 Rome · 1st Round
Jun 24
Celine Naef
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Erika Sema
W100 Takasaki · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–48 matches
| Metric | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 13% |
| Sets won | 64% | 18% |
| Games won | 55% | 35% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Naef | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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