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Head-to-Head

Hikaru Sato vs Natsuki YoshimotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

HS

🇯🇵Hikaru Sato

#444 · 27 yrs

0–2

2 meetings · sets 2–4

NY

🇯🇵Natsuki Yoshimoto

#615 · 22 yrs

3w

Hikaru Sato and Natsuki Yoshimoto have met 2 times since 2026; Natsuki Yoshimoto leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W35 Miyazaki in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Yoshimoto leads 2–0. Yoshimoto has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sato has taken 2 sets to Yoshimoto's 4. Their most recent meeting: Natsuki Yoshimoto won at W35 Kyoto (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorSatoYoshimoto
Wins in straight sets65%61%
Wins a set when losing39%53%
Goes to a deciding set37%45%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite50%43%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog48%64%
Tiebreak sets won44%29%
Wins after taking set 182%82%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 162%64%

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: 0 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sato 0, Yoshimoto 0).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Sato

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies
vs

Yoshimoto

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance

Matchup analysis

The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Hikaru Sato.

Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.

Previous meetings

2 career meetings, newest first

Sep 16, 2026

W35 Kyoto

H Hard · 1st Round

64
36
36
Yoshimoto

Apr 24, 2026

W35 Miyazaki

H Hard · Quarterfinals

46
61
06
Yoshimoto

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeSatoYoshimoto
1 or more74%39%
3 or more42%8%
5 or more21%0%
10 or more0%0%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricSatoYoshimoto
W-L10–96–6
Avg odds1.591.75
ROI %-30.8%-28.6%
Units P/L-5.86u-3.43u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricSatoYoshimoto
Countries42
Events42
Matches84
Distance——
RouteESP → AUT → ECU → PORESP → AUT

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

Yoshimoto has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Sato's 50%).

OpponentSatoYoshimoto
Mutsumi Uemura
L
46
46
W
62
60
Amy Stevens
W
75
61
W
63
64
Sakura Hosogi
L
62
26
67
L
62
36
16
Kisa Yoshioka
W
63
16
64
W
64
63
Tiana Tian Deng
W
64
63
W
63
36
63
Yuno Kitahara
W
61
64
W
36
60
61
Mao Mushika
W
75
67
62
L
36
63
67
Jizelle Sibai
L
26
16
W
63
26
61
Haruka Kaji
L
36
67
L
63
36
36
Ikumi Yamazaki
L
67
62
26
L
63
46
36

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Sato
WLLWWLWW
W

Nana Onozawa

W35 Wagga Wagga · 1st Round

60
62

Oct 7

L

Mutsumi Uemura

W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round

46
46

Oct 7

L

Naho Sato

W35 Wagga Wagga · Quarterfinals

36
36

Oct 2

W

Riko Kikawada

W35 Wagga Wagga · 2nd Round

61
62

Oct 1

W

Amy Stevens

W35 Wagga Wagga · 1st Round

75
61

Sep 30

L

Sakura Hosogi

W50 Nanao · Quarterfinals

62
26
677

Sep 25

W

Mutsumi Uemura

W50 Nanao · 2nd Round

763
61

Sep 24

W

Kisa Yoshioka

W50 Nanao · 1st Round

63
16
64

Sep 23

Yoshimoto
LLWWLWLL
L

Sakura Hosogi

W50 Nanao · 1st Round

62
36
16

Sep 22

L

Ena Shibahara

W35 Kyoto · Quarterfinals

36
46

Sep 18

W

Tiana Tian Deng

W35 Kyoto · 2nd Round

63
36
63

Sep 17

W

Hikaru Sato

W35 Kyoto · 1st Round

46
63
63

Sep 16

L

Eva Marie Desvignes

W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round

Aug 20

W

Eunyeong Park

W15 Tianjin · 1st Round

62
60

Aug 19

L

Yushan Shao

W15 Tianjin · 1st Round

36
62
26

Aug 11

L

Lily Taylor

W15 Brisbane · 1st Round

46
16

Jul 29

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ SatoYoshimoto ahead↓ Yoshimoto

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–65 matches

MetricSatoYoshimoto
Matches won57%55%
Sets won55%54%
Games won53%53%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageSatoYoshimoto
ITF W3502

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceSatoYoshimoto
Hard02

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Hikaru Sato vs Natsuki Yoshimoto FAQ

Natsuki Yoshimoto leads the head-to-head 2–0 over 2 meetings.