Kayo Nishimura vs Yu Ning TsaiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kayo Nishimura and Yu Ning Tsai have met 1 time since 2026; Kayo Nishimura leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishimura has taken 2 sets to Tsai's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kayo Nishimura won at W35 Taipei (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishimura | Ning Tsai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kayo Nishimura | Yu Ning Tsai | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 24/36 | 100% | 6/6 |
| Wins a set when losing | 18% | 4/22 | 17% | 2/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 16/58 | 11% | 2/18 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 14/25 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 12/24 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 29/30 | 100% | 6/6 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 24/30 | 100% | 6/6 |
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 (Nishimura 1, Ning Tsai 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishimura
⚔️ The Gladiator
Tsai
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 66% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,675 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kayo Nishimura.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 23, 2026
W35 Taipei
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nishimura | Tsai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kayo Nishimura | Yu Ning Tsai | ||
| 1 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/0 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.51 | - |
| ROI % | -41.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.74u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | AUT | — |
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
Tsai has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishimura's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| Patcharin Cheapchadej | L 26 26 | W 60 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Natsumi Kawaguchi
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 22
Natsumi Kawaguchi
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 15
Vaishnavi Adkar
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 8
Hikaru Sato
W50 Guiyang · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Eunhye Lee
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Patcharin Cheapchadej
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Dana Guzman
W35 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 5
Lexington Reed
W75 Lexington · 1st Round
Jul 29
Anri Nagata
W15 Yeongwol · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Jiwon Hwang
W15 Yeongwol · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Eunyeong Park
W15 Yeongwol · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Peangtarn Plipuech
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Yui Chikaraishi
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Kayo Nishimura
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 23
Dayeon Back
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 16
Yiru Chen
W35 Wuning · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–58 matches
| Metric | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 33% |
| Sets won | 58% | 37% |
| Games won | 53% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishimura | Tsai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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