Mei Yamaguchi and Ya Yi Yang have met 1 time since 2026; Ya Yi Yang leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Ya Yi Yang won at Wuning 3 ITF (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yamaguchi
🪃 Counterpuncher
Yang
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,538 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ya Yi Yang.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yamaguchi | Yang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mei Yamaguchi | Ya Yi Yang | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 10/12 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/8 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | 1.94 |
| ROI % | -16.9% | +29.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.19u | +2.08u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Yamaguchi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Yang's 40%).
| Opponent | Yamaguchi | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Natsumi Kawaguchi | W 36 63 64 | W |
| Juliet Jia Wen Zhang | W | L |
| Haruka Kaji | W 64 61 | W |
| Erika Sema | W 63 76 | W 64 63 |
| Chenting Zhu | L 46 36 | W |
| Sofya Lansere | W 63 62 | L 46 26 |
| Lizette Cabrera | W 63 63 | L 06 62 16 |
| Naho Sato | W 62 75 | L 26 26 |
| Fangran Tian | W 26 75 61 | L 26 36 |
| Sarah Rokusek | W 75 62 | L 06 64 67 |
Last five matches per player
Zongyu Li
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 12
Juliet Jia Wen Zhang
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 11
Ya Yi Yang
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 4
Erika Sema
W50 Wuning · Round of 32
Jun 1
Yidi Yang
W50 Wuning · Round of 16
Jun 1
Sofya Lansere
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Momoko Kobori
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Haruka Kaji
W75 Kurume · Round of 16
May 11
Natsumi Kawaguchi
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 25
Nagi Hanatani
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 24
Cheuk Ying Shek
Billie Jean King Cup ·
Jun 20
Sevil Yuldasheva
Billie Jean King Cup ·
Jun 18
Dinali De Silva
Billie Jean King Cup ·
Jun 17
Juliet Jia Wen Zhang
Zhengzhou ITF ·
Jun 17
Elsa Wan
Billie Jean King Cup ·
Jun 16
Anchisa Chanta
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–39 matches
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 46% |
| Sets won | 47% | 47% |
| Games won | 50% | 47% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yamaguchi | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yamaguchi | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
