Hiromi Abe vs Rinko MatsudaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hiromi Abe and Rinko Matsuda have met 3 times since 2025; Hiromi Abe leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at W35 Aldershot 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Abe leads 3–0. Abe has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Abe has taken 6 sets to Matsuda's 1. Their most recent meeting: Hiromi Abe won at W35 Kyoto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Abe | Matsuda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hiromi Abe | Rinko Matsuda | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 32/42 | 67% | 30/45 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 6/17 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 16/59 | 35% | 25/71 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 23/39 | 56% | 20/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 7/12 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 5/7 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 35/38 | 87% | 39/45 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 32/38 | 67% | 30/45 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Abe 2, Matsuda 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Abe
👑 The Complete Package
Matsuda
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,583 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Hiromi Abe.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 19, 2026
W35 Kyoto
H Hard · Semifinals
May 30, 2026
W15 Fukui
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 16, 2025
W35 Aldershot 1
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Abe | Matsuda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Hiromi Abe | Rinko Matsuda | ||
| 1 or more | 39% | 7/18 | 83% | 15/18 |
| 3 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 50% | 9/18 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–3 | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.45 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | +9.1% | +15.9% |
| Units P/L | +1.27u | +2.54u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 10 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → AUT | ESP → AUT → ROU |
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
Abe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Matsuda's 60%).
| Opponent | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Sakura Hosogi | W 64 63 | L 75 36 57 |
| Ikumi Yamazaki | W 26 61 64 | W 62 63 |
| Eva Marie Desvignes | W 67 61 60 | W 64 62 |
| Kamonwan Yodpetch | W 61 63 | W 62 64 |
| Dayeon Back | L 16 46 | L 26 16 |
| Kayo Nishimura | W | W 62 36 62 |
| Ekaterina Maklakova | W 64 64 | W |
| Sae Noguchi | W 57 76 63 | L 06 36 |
| Sohyun Park | L 61 46 36 | L 64 36 46 |
| Hikaru Sato | W 36 61 63 | W 63 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sakura Hosogi
W50 Nanao · Final
Sep 27
Sayaka Ishii
W50 Nanao · Semifinals
Sep 26
Eri Shimizu
W50 Nanao · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Kanon Sawashiro
W50 Nanao · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Haruna Arakawa
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 23
Jia Jing Lu
W35 Kyoto · Final
Sep 20
Rinko Matsuda
W35 Kyoto · Semifinals
Sep 19
Sayaka Ishii
W35 Kyoto · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Sijia Wei
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Katarzyna Kawa
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Sakura Hosogi
W50 Nanao · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Ikumi Yamazaki
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 22
Hiromi Abe
W35 Kyoto · Semifinals
Sep 19
Natsumi Kawaguchi
W35 Kyoto · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Hina Inoue
W35 Kyoto · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Ayumi Miyamoto
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–71 matches
| Metric | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 63% |
| Sets won | 67% | 60% |
| Games won | 58% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 2 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Abe | Matsuda |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
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