Erika Sema vs Hiroko KuwataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Erika Sema
#553 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
6w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇯🇵Hiroko Kuwata
Unranked · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
18Erika Sema and Hiroko Kuwata have met 1 time since 2026; Erika Sema leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sema has taken 2 sets to Kuwata's 0. Their most recent meeting: Erika Sema won at W100 Takasaki (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sema | Kuwata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Erika Sema | Hiroko Kuwata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 91% | 21/23 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 15% | 3/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 12/49 | 22% | 5/23 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 13/20 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 13/23 | 17% | 3/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 22/27 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 25% | 1/4 |
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 (Sema 1, Kuwata 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sema
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kuwata
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 2,056 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Erika Sema.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 18, 2026
W100 Takasaki
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 | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.51 | 7.57 |
| ROI % | -61.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.29u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ESP → CHN |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Sema and Kuwata posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Ena Koike | L 36 63 57 | L 16 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Vaishnavi Adkar
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Jia Jing Lu
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Eunhye Lee
W35 Southaven · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva
W35 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 4
Sara Saito
W75 Lexington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Mckenna Schaefbauer
W75 Lexington · 1st Round
Jul 29
Teah Chavez
W35 Saskatoon · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Kelly Keller
W35 Saskatoon · 1st Round
Jul 23
Amelia Rajecki
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 26
Tiana Tian Deng
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 16
Anna Sinclair Rogers
W100 Landisville · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Miho Kuramochi
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Mell Elizabeth Reasco Gonzalez
W100 Cary · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Tatum Evans
W35 Rome · 1st Round
Jun 24
Celine Naef
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Erika Sema
W100 Takasaki · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–50 matches
| Metric | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 13% |
| Sets won | 51% | 18% |
| Games won | 51% | 35% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W100 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sema | Kuwata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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