Himeno Sakatsume vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume
#115 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Sofia Kenin
#125 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4Himeno Sakatsume and Sofia Kenin have met 1 time since 2025; Himeno Sakatsume leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sakatsume has taken 2 sets to Kenin's 0. Their most recent meeting: Himeno Sakatsume won at Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakatsume | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Himeno Sakatsume | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 29/41 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 12/28 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 24/69 | 41% | 15/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 16/35 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 34/41 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 29/41 | 40% | 6/15 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sakatsume 1, Kenin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakatsume
🏹 Frontrunner
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 126 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 28, 2025
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakatsume | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Himeno Sakatsume | Sofia Kenin | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 10/14 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 36% | 5/14 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.91 | 3.54 |
| ROI % | +2.8% | -63.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.45u | -5.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | POR → ESP | POR → ROU → CZE |
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
Kenin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Sakatsume's 0%).
| Opponent | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 46 36 | L 36 36 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | L 26 46 | W 61 63 |
| Maya Joint | L 46 62 46 | L 67 46 |
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
Kamilla Rakhimova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Alina Charaeva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Venus Williams
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Lucrezia Stefanini
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–69 matches
| Metric | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 27% |
| Sets won | 58% | 35% |
| Games won | 53% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakatsume | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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