Haruka Kaji vs Yufei RenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ฏ๐ตHaruka Kaji
#278 ยท 31 yrs ยท Right-Handed
2 meetings ยท sets 4โ1
๐จ๐ณYufei Ren
#291 ยท 20 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Haruka Kaji and Yufei Ren have met 2 times since 2025; Haruka Kaji leads 2โ0. Their first meeting came at WTA 125 Jinan Open - Jinan in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Kaji leads 2โ0. Kaji has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kaji has taken 4 sets to Ren's 1. Their most recent meeting: Haruka Kaji won at W75 Tianjin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kaji | Ren | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Haruka Kaji | Yufei Ren | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 24/32 | 80% | 39/49 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 7/32 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 15/64 | 27% | 20/75 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 13/22 | 54% | 21/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 49% | 19/39 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 10/15 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 24/28 | 88% | 42/48 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 24/28 | 81% | 39/48 |
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 (Kaji 1, Ren 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kaji
โ๏ธ The Gladiator
Ren
๐ช Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
โ๏ธ The Gladiator vs ๐ช 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 2, 2026
W75 Tianjin
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Oct 13, 2025
WTA 125 Jinan Open - Jinan
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kaji | Ren | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Haruka Kaji | Yufei Ren | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 5/15 | 77% | 13/17 |
| 3 or more | 7% | 1/15 | 18% | 3/17 |
| 5 or more | 7% | 1/15 | 6% | 1/17 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7โ9 | 11โ6 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -32.1% | +11.7% |
| Units P/L | -5.13u | +1.98u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 4 |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | POR โ CHN โ POR | SUI โ ROU |
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
Ren has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Kaji's 20%).
| Opponent | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Kristiana Sidorova | W 57 76 75 | L |
| Priska Madelyn Nugroho | L 26 06 | W 63 57 61 |
| Alexandra Shubladze | L 16 36 | L 26 36 |
| Hina Inoue | L 36 36 | W 46 61 64 |
| Han Shi | L 64 46 16 | W 64 64 |
| Melisa Ercan | L 26 46 | W 75 60 |
| Taylah Preston | L 06 26 | W 76 76 |
| Ya Yi Yang | L 63 36 67 | W 62 63 |
| Xinxin Yao | L 46 36 | L 46 46 |
| Rina Saigo | W 60 64 | W 61 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Ye Xin Ma
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Kristiana Sidorova
W35 Shenyang ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
W35 Shenyang ยท 2nd Round
Sep 17
Jiaqi Wang
W35 Shenyang ยท 1st Round
Sep 16
Alexandra Shubladze
W50 Guiyang ยท Final
Sep 13
Daria Khomutsianskaya
W50 Guiyang ยท Semifinals
Sep 12
Hina Inoue
W50 Guiyang ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Yuhan Wang
W50 Guiyang ยท 2nd Round
Sep 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 64โ75 matches
| Metric | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 65% |
| Sets won | 50% | 64% |
| Games won | 50% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kaji | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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