Hikaru Sato and Rinko Matsuda have met 1 time since 2025; Rinko Matsuda leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Rinko Matsuda won at W35 Hamamatsu (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sato
💥 Big Hitter
Matsuda
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,392 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.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sato | Matsuda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hikaru Sato | Rinko Matsuda | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 70% | 16/23 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 9/12 | 26% | 6/23 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 4/12 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/23 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sato | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–7 | 12–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.45 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | +2.9% | +6.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.41u | +1.17u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Matsuda has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Sato's 40%).
| Opponent | Sato | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Kayo Nishimura | W | W 62 36 62 |
| Hiromi Abe | L 63 16 36 | L |
| Ayumi Miyamoto | W | W 63 61 |
| Sae Noguchi | L | L 06 36 |
| Momoko Kobori | L 36 46 | L 26 46 |
| Mananchaya Sawangkaew | W 63 36 63 | W 26 75 76 |
| Elena Micic | L 46 36 | W 63 61 |
| Sohyun Park | L 46 36 | L 64 36 46 |
| Yuhan Liu | W 64 62 | W 62 62 |
| Anri Nagata | L 64 46 46 | W 63 62 |
Last five matches per player
Evialina Laskevich
Zhengzhou ITF ·
Jun 19
Hiromi Abe
Fukui ITF ·
May 30
Emily Kim
Fukui ITF ·
May 29
Tsuki Shibutani
Fukui ITF ·
May 27
Hiromi Abe
W15 Fukui · Semifinals
May 25
Tsuki Shibutani
W15 Fukui · Round of 32
May 25
Fang An Lin
W15 Fukui · Round of 16
May 25
Eunchae Kim
W15 Fukui · Quarterfinals
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–55 matches
| Metric | Sato | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 62% |
| Sets won | 44% | 57% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sato | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sato | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Carpet | 0 | 1 |
