Kayo Nishimura vs Sara SaitoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Kayo Nishimura
#486 · 20 yrs · Right-Handed
4w2 meetings · sets 2–3
🇯🇵Sara Saito
#243 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
4wKayo Nishimura and Sara Saito have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W35 Taipei in 2026 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Nishimura has taken 2 sets to Saito's 3. Their most recent meeting: Sara Saito won at W75 Granby (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishimura | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kayo Nishimura | Sara Saito | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 26/38 | 69% | 22/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 2/16 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 14/54 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 15/30 | 44% | 16/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 9/16 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 4/6 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 32/32 | 90% | 26/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 81% | 26/32 | 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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishimura 0, Saito 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishimura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Kayo Nishimura and Sara Saito are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,574 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 16, 2026
W75 Granby
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 16, 2026
W35 Taipei
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nishimura | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kayo Nishimura | Sara Saito | ||
| 1 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.18 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | +10.6% | -1.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.38u | -0.24u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | — |
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 4 shared opponents, both Nishimura and Saito posted a 75% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Sakura Hosogi | L 46 62 57 | W 62 64 |
| Unknown Player | W 62 26 64 | L 36 26 |
| Naho Sato | W 62 62 | W 62 46 63 |
| Misaki Matsuda | W 64 57 61 | W 26 75 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Dana Guzman
W35 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 5
Lexington Reed
W75 Lexington · 1st Round
Jul 29
Isabella Marton
W35 Saskatoon · 1st Round
Jul 21
Sara Saito
W75 Granby · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Teah Chavez
W75 Granby · 1st Round
Jul 14
Mia Kupres
Granby ITF
Jul 13
Sakura Hosogi
W35 Taipei · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Yu Ning Tsai
Taipei 3 ITF · Round of 32
Jun 23
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–56 matches
| Metric | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 70% | 57% |
| Sets won | 64% | 55% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishimura | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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