Denise Valente vs Yuno KitaharaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Denise Valente and Yuno Kitahara have met 1 time since 2026; Yuno Kitahara leads 1–0. Across all meetings Valente has taken 0 sets to Kitahara's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuno Kitahara won at W35 Aldershot (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Valente | Kitahara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Denise Valente | Yuno Kitahara | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | 64% | 16/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 24% | 6/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 7/20 | 30% | 15/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 17% | 1/6 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 5/11 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 1/3 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 4/6 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 76% | 16/21 |
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 (Valente 0, Kitahara 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Valente
⚙️ Grinder
Kitahara
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 69% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,396 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yuno Kitahara.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 29, 2026
W35 Aldershot
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Valente | Kitahara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Denise Valente | Yuno Kitahara | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 50% | 6/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–7 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 4.48 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | -85.9% | +11.1% |
| Units P/L | -6.87u | +1.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | NED → BUL → USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Valente and Kitahara posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Fontenel | L 16 46 | L 67 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yuno Kitahara
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aspen Schuman
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Sana Garakani
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Jul 14
Chelsea Fontenel
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Jul 8
Ingrid Vojcinakova
San Gregorio 4 ITF
Jun 16
Carlotta Bassotti
San Gregorio 4 ITF
Jun 15
Camilla Gennaro
W35 San Gregorio · 1st Round
Jun 10
Carolina Troiano
San Gregorio 3 ITF
Jun 9
Yingqun Sun
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 26
Alana Smith
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Aug 11
Allegra Korpanec Davies
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round
Aug 4
Vaidehi Chaudhari
W35 Aldershot · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Denise Valente
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Thasaporn Naklo
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 24
Haruka Kaji
W35 Taipei · Semifinals
Jun 20
Thasaporn Naklo
W35 Taipei · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–50 matches
| Metric | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 20% | 50% |
| Sets won | 30% | 49% |
| Games won | 42% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Valente | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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