Cherry Kim vs Yajing CaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Cherry Kim and Yajing Cao have met 1 time since 2026; Cherry Kim leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kim has taken 2 sets to Cao's 0. Their most recent meeting: Cherry Kim won at W15 Tianjin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kim | Cao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cherry Kim | Yajing Cao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 85% | 11/13 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 3/13 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 5/26 | 18% | 3/17 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 60% | 3/5 |
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 (Kim 1, Cao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kim
⚔️ The Gladiator
Cao
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,929 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yajing Cao.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 23, 2026
W15 Tianjin
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kim | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.68 | - |
| ROI % | +20.5% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.41u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sunam Jeong
W15 Yeongwol · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Ekaterina Tupitsyna
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 26
Polina Kuharenko
W15 Tianjin · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Yuka Matsumoto
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Yajing Cao
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Patsy Daughters
Claremont ITF
Jun 22
Tori Kinard
W15 Sapporo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 16
Hwiwon Wi
W15 Sapporo · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Cherry Kim
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Anastasia Efremova
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Xin Tong Wang
W15 Luan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Maralgoo Chogsomjav
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Jul 8
Jiayu Xu
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Wei Zheng
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Shiho Shibata
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Yiru Chen
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–26 matches
| Metric | Kim | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 18% |
| Sets won | 51% | 24% |
| Games won | 49% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kim | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kim | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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