Misa Malkin vs Yumu WatanabePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Misa Malkin and Yumu Watanabe have met 1 time since 2026; Yumu Watanabe leads 1–0. Across all meetings Malkin has taken 0 sets to Watanabe's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yumu Watanabe won at W15 Huamantla (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Malkin | Watanabe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Misa Malkin | Yumu Watanabe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 10/14 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 5/27 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 46% | 6/13 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 4/6 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 11/11 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 100% | 1/1 |
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 (Malkin 0, Watanabe 1).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 29, 2026
W15 Huamantla
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.32 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -10.6% | +121.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.06u | +2.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yumu Watanabe
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 29
Mika Buchnik
W15 Huamantla · Semifinals
Jul 25
Gabriella Price
W15 Huamantla · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Natalia Varela Herrera
W15 Huamantla · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Montserrat Marron
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 22
Veronica Miroshnichenko
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · Semifinals
Jul 11
Gloriana Nahum
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Barakat Oyinlomo Quadre
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Marianne Angel
W15 Huamantla · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Misa Malkin
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–27 matches
| Metric | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 50% |
| Sets won | 49% | 50% |
| Games won | 48% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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