Elina Nepliy and Rina Saigo have met 1 time since 2025; Rina Saigo leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Rina Saigo won at W35 Taipei (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nepliy
🪃 Counterpuncher
Saigo
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Elina Nepliy and Rina Saigo are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 9,566 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nepliy | Saigo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elina Nepliy | Rina Saigo | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 14/21 | 67% | 12/18 |
| 3 or more | 19% | 4/21 | 17% | 3/18 |
| 5 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/18 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nepliy | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 17–7 | 10–10 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 2.13 |
| ROI % | +29.2% | -17.2% |
| Units P/L | +7.01u | -3.44u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Saigo has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Nepliy's 40%).
| Opponent | Nepliy | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Maklakova | L 75 16 57 | L |
| Sohyun Park | L 57 36 | W 26 50 |
| Sandra Samir | W 61 62 | W 63 64 |
| Jia Jing Lu | W 63 36 76 | W 16 63 75 |
| Shiho Akita | L 26 36 | W 64 60 |
Last five matches per player
Luna Vujovic
Mohammedia ITF ·
Jun 19
Ruth Roura Llaverias
Mohammedia ITF ·
Jun 18
Ksenia Krupenina
Mohammedia ITF ·
Jun 17
Carlota Martinez Cirez
Casablanca 2 ITF ·
Jun 11
Diae El Jardi
Casablanca 2 ITF ·
Jun 10
Nina Vargova
Casablanca ITF ·
Jun 6
Sarah Iliev
Casablanca ITF ·
Jun 5
Laetitia Sarrazin
Casablanca ITF ·
Jun 3
Tiana Tian Deng
Zhengzhou ITF ·
Jun 17
Ekaterina Maklakova
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 10
Yufei Ren
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 6
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 5
Jiayi Wang
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 4
Erin Lee
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 2
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
W50 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Yufei Ren
W50 Wuning · Semifinals
Jun 1
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–59 matches
| Metric | Nepliy | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 54% |
| Sets won | 62% | 53% |
| Games won | 56% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nepliy | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nepliy | Saigo |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
