Mei Yamaguchi vs Zeel DesaiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Chennai Open - Chennai
- Level
- WTA 250
- Round
- 1st Round Qualifying
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 31 · 8:30 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Mei Yamaguchi and Zeel Desai meet next at the Chennai Open - Chennai on October 31 on hard.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yamaguchi | Desai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mei Yamaguchi | Zeel Desai | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 16/26 | 84% | 26/31 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | 9% | 2/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 20/58 | 13% | 7/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 12/30 | 66% | 21/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 13/26 | 13% | 2/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 4/11 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 18/24 | 97% | 29/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 16/24 | 87% | 26/30 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yamaguchi
🏹 Frontrunner
Desai
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,550 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mei Yamaguchi.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Yamaguchi and Desai have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yamaguchi | Desai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mei Yamaguchi | Zeel Desai | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 5/10 | 55% | 6/11 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–7 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.07 | 2.29 |
| ROI % | -23.9% | -46.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.39u | -5.07u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | 3,828 mi · 6,160 km | — |
| Route | SUI → ROU → TUN | COL → TUN |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Yamaguchi and Desai posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Yamaguchi | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| Itsuki Hayashi | W 61 61 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Harriet Dart
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 25
Linda Fruhvirtova
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 24
Sofia Kenin
Japan Open - Osaka · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 17
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
Klara Veldman
W35 Villeneuve d'Ascq · 1st Round
Oct 7
Amandine Monnot
W35 Reims · 1st Round
Sep 29
Ann Akasha Ceuca
W35 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Teodora Vlajic
W35 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 16
Iva Marinkovic
W15 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Saumya Ronde
W15 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 9
Haruna Arakawa
W15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Leonie Rabl
W15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–58 matches
| Metric | Yamaguchi | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 57% |
| Sets won | 46% | 57% |
| Games won | 49% | 53% |