Darya Astakhova vs Haruka KajiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ท๐บDarya Astakhova
#174 ยท 24 yrs ยท Right-Handed
32 meetings ยท sets 4โ1
๐ฏ๐ตHaruka Kaji
#278 ยท 31 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Darya Astakhova and Haruka Kaji have met 2 times since 2025; Darya Astakhova leads 2โ0. Their first meeting came at W50 Yokohama 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Astakhova leads 2โ0. Astakhova has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Astakhova has taken 4 sets to Kaji's 1. Their most recent meeting: Darya Astakhova won at Korea Open - Seoul (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Astakhova | Kaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Darya Astakhova | Haruka Kaji | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 28/48 | 75% | 24/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 22% | 7/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 29/71 | 23% | 15/64 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 21/44 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 15/24 | 49% | 19/39 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 5/11 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 38/43 | 86% | 24/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 28/43 | 86% | 24/28 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Astakhova 1, Kaji 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Astakhova
๐ช Counterpuncher
Kaji
โ๏ธ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
๐ช Counterpuncher vs โ๏ธ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 19, 2026
Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 25, 2025
W50 Yokohama 1
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Astakhova | Kaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Darya Astakhova | Haruka Kaji | ||
| 1 or more | 46% | 11/24 | 33% | 5/15 |
| 3 or more | 4% | 1/24 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 4% | 1/24 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14โ7 | 7โ9 |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | +19.4% | -32.1% |
| Units P/L | +4.08u | -5.13u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 5 |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | POR โ ROU | POR โ CHN โ POR |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Astakhova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Kaji's 30%).
| Opponent | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia Costoulas | W | L 16 06 |
| Alexandra Shubladze | W 64 64 | L 16 36 |
| Han Shi | W 16 76 61 | L 64 46 16 |
| Elena Milovanovic | W 61 75 | L 62 16 67 |
| Lea Nilsson | W 63 61 | W 76 61 |
| Xinxin Yao | W 64 75 | L 46 36 |
| Xinyu Gao | W 64 61 | W |
| Kristiana Sidorova | W 61 60 | W 57 76 75 |
| Margaux Rouvroy | W 64 64 | L 36 67 |
| Shuai Zhang | L 36 64 36 | L 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Renata Zarazua
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou ยท 2nd Round
Oct 7
Sofia Costoulas
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou ยท 1st Round
Oct 5
Maddison Inglis
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Desirae Krawczyk
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Alina Korneeva
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 2nd Round
Sep 23
Magda Linette
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round
Sep 21
Alexandra Shubladze
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Haruka Kaji
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Naho Sato
W35 Wagga Wagga ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Rira Kosaka
W35 Wagga Wagga ยท 1st Round
Oct 7
Jasmine Adams
W35 Wagga Wagga ยท 2nd Round
Oct 7
Emerson Jones
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan ยท 1st Round
Sep 28
Darya Astakhova
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Alexandra Shubladze
W50 Guiyang ยท 2nd Round
Sep 10
Anastasia Kulikova
W50 Guiyang ยท 1st Round
Sep 8
Han Shi
W75 Tianjin ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 64โ72 matches
| Metric | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 50% |
| Sets won | 61% | 50% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Astakhova | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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