Cherry Kim vs Yuka MatsumotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Cherry Kim and Yuka Matsumoto have met 1 time since 2026; Cherry Kim leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kim has taken 2 sets to Matsumoto'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 | Matsumoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cherry Kim | Yuka Matsumoto | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 85% | 11/13 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 3/13 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 5/26 | 24% | 9/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 76% | 16/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 71% | 15/21 |
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, Matsumoto 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kim
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matsumoto
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 24, 2026
W15 Tianjin
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kim | Matsumoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cherry Kim | Yuka Matsumoto | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 3.68 | 2.88 |
| ROI % | +20.5% | +92.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.41u | +6.46u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | UKR → PER |
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
Kim has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Matsumoto's 50%).
| Opponent | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Junlu Sun | W 62 64 | L 67 26 |
| Hwiwon Wi | W 62 60 | W 61 62 |
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
Tereza Tsybulska
W35 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Jessica Hinojosa Gomez
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Anna Bazderova
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 30
Ingrid Carolina Millan
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Marzia Paola Marina Pieragostini
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Astrid Cirotte
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Nadine Hamrouni
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 23
Louanne Djafari
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–38 matches
| Metric | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 47% |
| Sets won | 51% | 49% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kim | Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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