Kayla Cross vs Sara SaitoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Kayla Cross
#162 · 21 yrs · Left-Handed
4w31 meeting · sets 2–0
🇯🇵Sara Saito
#243 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
4wKayla Cross and Sara Saito have met 1 time since 2026; Kayla Cross leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Cross leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Cross has taken 2 sets to Saito's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kayla Cross won at W75 Granby (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cross | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kayla Cross | Sara Saito | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 69% | 22/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 6/23 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 20/67 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 21/36 | 44% | 16/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 13/26 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 12/18 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 38/40 | 90% | 26/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 30/40 | 76% | 22/29 |
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 (Cross 1, Saito 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cross
👑 The Complete Package
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,688 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kayla Cross.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 19, 2026
W75 Granby
H Hard · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cross | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kayla Cross | Sara Saito | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 9/12 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.34 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | +13.7% | -1.7% |
| Units P/L | +2.06u | -0.24u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CAN | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Cross and Saito posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence Brace | W 64 57 64 | W 60 62 |
| Anastasia Tikhonova | W 64 75 | W 64 26 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ann Li
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Katie Boulter
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Harriet Dart
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round
Jul 30
Elvina Kalieva
W100 Evansville · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Whitney Osuigwe
W100 Evansville · 1st Round
Jul 22
Sara Saito
W75 Granby · Final
Jul 19
Elizabeth Mandlik
W75 Granby · Semifinals
Jul 18
Rebecca Marino
W75 Granby · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Kylie Collins
W75 Lexington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Erika Sema
W75 Lexington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Luciana Perry
W75 Lexington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
W100 Evansville · 1st Round
Jul 22
Kayla Cross
W75 Granby · Final
Jul 19
Cadence Brace
W75 Granby · Quarterfinals
Jul 18
Sakura Hosogi
W75 Granby · Semifinals
Jul 18
Kayo Nishimura
W75 Granby · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–68 matches
| Metric | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 57% |
| Sets won | 61% | 55% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cross | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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