Himeno Sakatsume vs Simona WaltertPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume
#115 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇨🇭Simona Waltert
#110 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
Himeno Sakatsume and Simona Waltert have met 2 times since 2026; Himeno Sakatsume leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Sakatsume leads 2–0. Sakatsume has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sakatsume has taken 4 sets to Waltert's 1. Their most recent meeting: Himeno Sakatsume won at Samsun Open - Samsun (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakatsume | Waltert | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Himeno Sakatsume | Simona Waltert | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 29/41 | 64% | 23/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 12/28 | 32% | 10/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 24/69 | 34% | 23/67 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 16/35 | 53% | 21/40 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 34/41 | 83% | 30/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 29/41 | 64% | 23/36 |
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 (Sakatsume 1, Waltert 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakatsume
🏹 Frontrunner
Waltert
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
Both Himeno Sakatsume and Simona Waltert are 🏹 Frontrunner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 296 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 9, 2026
Samsun Open - Samsun
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Mar 1, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakatsume | Waltert | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Himeno Sakatsume | Simona Waltert | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 10/14 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 3 or more | 36% | 5/14 | 39% | 5/13 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.91 | 2.29 |
| ROI % | +2.8% | -31.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.45u | -4.09u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POR → ESP | GER → ESP |
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
Sakatsume has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Waltert's 43%).
| Opponent | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Dominika Salkova | W 61 64 | W 60 62 |
| Anhelina Kalinina | W 63 63 | L 36 46 |
| Fiona Crawley | L 75 16 16 | L 57 36 |
| Mayar Sherif | W 63 36 63 | L 75 46 67 |
| Kaitlin Quevedo | L 06 36 | W 75 62 |
| Yexin Ma | W 63 64 | W 75 64 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | W 64 64 | L 26 63 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ayla Aksu
Samsun Open - Samsun · Semifinals
Oct 10
Simona Waltert
Samsun Open - Samsun · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Viktoria Hruncakova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dominika Salkova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 5
Taylah Preston
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Anhelina Kalinina
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Mia Ristic
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Himeno Sakatsume
Samsun Open - Samsun · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Linda Klimovicova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Melisa Ercan
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 6
Erika Andreeva
Adana Open - Adana · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Anastasia Tikhonova
Adana Open - Adana · 1st Round
Sep 29
Dalma Galfi
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Despina Papamichail
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Rebeka Masarova
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 67–69 matches
| Metric | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 54% |
| Sets won | 58% | 52% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakatsume | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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