Hikaru Sato vs Na Hyun KangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hikaru Sato and Na Hyun Kang have met 1 time since 2025; Hikaru Sato leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sato has taken 2 sets to Kang's 1. Their most recent meeting: Hikaru Sato won at W15 Singapore 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sato | Hyun Kang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hikaru Sato | Na Hyun Kang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 24/37 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 11/28 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 24/65 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 16/32 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 48% | 12/25 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 7/16 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 32/39 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 62% | 24/39 | 67% | 2/3 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sato 0, Hyun Kang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sato
💥 Big Hitter
Kang
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Hikaru Sato.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 7, 2025
W15 Singapore 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | - |
| ROI % | -30.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -5.86u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | — |
| Events | 4 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → AUT → ECU → 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 · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Sato and Kang posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Jiaqi Wang | L 67 36 | L 06 26 |
| Ikumi Yamazaki | L 67 62 26 | L 16 63 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nana Onozawa
W35 Wagga Wagga · 1st Round
Oct 7
Mutsumi Uemura
W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Naho Sato
W35 Wagga Wagga · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Riko Kikawada
W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Amy Stevens
W35 Wagga Wagga · 1st Round
Sep 30
Sakura Hosogi
W50 Nanao · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Mutsumi Uemura
W50 Nanao · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Kisa Yoshioka
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 23
Sae Noguchi
W15 Toyama · 1st Round
May 12
Ikumi Yamazaki
W35 Changwon · 1st Round
May 6
Onyu Choi
W35 Goyang · 1st Round
Apr 29
Jiaqi Wang
W15 Phan Thiet 2 · 2nd Round
Nov 20
Jesy Chea
W15 Phan Thiet 2 · 1st Round
Nov 18
Reina Goto
W15 Phan Thiet 1 · 2nd Round
Nov 13
Chiara Di Tommaso
W15 Phan Thiet 1 · 1st Round
Nov 12
Yuka Hosoki
W15 Singapore 2 · 1st Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–65 matches
| Metric | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 29% |
| Sets won | 55% | 38% |
| Games won | 53% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sato | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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