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 | 64% | 16/25 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 10/31 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 19/56 | 41% | 15/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 12/30 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 12/24 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 3/10 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 18/24 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 16/24 | 40% | 6/15 |
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 (49% vs 51%, 126 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 | 43% | 3/7 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/8 |
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 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.43 | 3.54 |
| ROI % | -58.3% | -63.4% |
| Units P/L | -5.25u | -5.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 2,133 mi · 3,432 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | SGP → CHN | POR → ROU → CZE |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Wushuang Zheng
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round
Sep 28
Alycia Parks
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 22
Kyoka Okamura
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Ulrikke Eikeri
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Tahlia Kokkinis
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 8
Zhuoxuan Bai
W75 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Dayeon Back
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round
Sep 1
Polina Kudermetova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Kamilla Rakhimova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Alina Charaeva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Venus Williams
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Lucrezia Stefanini
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–56 matches
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 27% |
| Sets won | 46% | 35% |
| Games won | 49% | 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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