Mei Yamaguchi vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mei Yamaguchi and Sofia Kenin have met 1 time since 2024; Sofia Kenin leads 1–0. Across all meetings Yamaguchi has taken 0 sets to Kenin's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sofia Kenin won at Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yamaguchi | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mei Yamaguchi | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 14/24 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 7/25 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 17/49 | 42% | 15/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 11/26 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 48% | 10/21 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 17/20 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 14/20 | 43% | 6/14 |
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 (Yamaguchi 0, Kenin 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yamaguchi
🏹 Frontrunner
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 102 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 29, 2024
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yamaguchi | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mei Yamaguchi | Sofia Kenin | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 3.27 |
| ROI % | -26.4% | -32.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.38u | -2.94u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | POL |
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
Rebecca Marino
W75 Granby · 1st Round
Jul 15
Greet Minnen
Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 9
Ena Koike
W100 Cary · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Whitney Osuigwe
W100 Cary · 1st Round
Jun 30
Zongyu Li
W100 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Juliet Jia Wen Zhang
Wuning 4 ITF · Round of 16
Jun 11
Junhan Zhang
W100 Wuning · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Eunhye Lee
W100 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 9
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Emma Navarro
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Petra Marcinko
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Daria Snigur
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Viktorija Golubic
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 1st Round
Jun 16
Viktorija Golubic
Nottingham
Jun 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–49 matches
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 33% |
| Sets won | 48% | 38% |
| Games won | 50% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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