Koharu Niimi vs Riko KikawadaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Koharu Niimi and Riko Kikawada have met 1 time since 2026; Riko Kikawada leads 1–0. Across all meetings Niimi has taken 0 sets to Kikawada's 2. Their most recent meeting: Riko Kikawada won at Sapporo ITF (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Niimi | Kikawada | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Koharu Niimi | Riko Kikawada | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 2/5 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 2/6 | 29% | 10/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 1/1 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 59% | 10/17 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Niimi 0, Kikawada 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Niimi
🏃 Pusher
Kikawada
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🛡️ The Spoiler archetype wins about 73% vs 🏃 Pusher across 892 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Riko Kikawada.
The Spoiler players often use strong court coverage and strong retrieval to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 15, 2026
Sapporo ITF
H Hard
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Niimi | Kikawada |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 4.10 |
| ROI % | - | +31.6% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.90u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Niimi | Kikawada |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ECU |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yuna Ohashi
Brisbane 6 ITF
Jul 13
Dilana Rsovac
Brisbane 6 ITF
Jul 12
Yui Ohwaki
Sapporo 2 ITF
Jun 22
Riko Kikawada
Sapporo ITF
Jun 15
Honori Koyama
W15 Toyama · 1st Round
May 13
Natsuho Arakawa
W15 Swan Hill 1 · 1st Round
Mar 26
Clarissa Blomqvist
W15 Monastir · Semifinals
Aug 29
Elyse Tse
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Daniela Darta Feldmane
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Aug 26
Maria Kalyakina
W15 Luan · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Shihomi Li Xuan Leong
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Jul 14
Rira Kosaka
Luan 2 ITF
Jul 6
Yuka Hosoki
W15 Sapporo · 1st Round
Jun 24
Yan Sr Zhang
Sapporo ITF · Round of 32
Jun 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–34 matches
| Metric | Niimi | Kikawada |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 17% | 41% |
| Sets won | 29% | 44% |
| Games won | 39% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Niimi | Kikawada |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Niimi | Kikawada |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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