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% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 5/27 | 0% | 0/5 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 36% | 5/14 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 11/11 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 100% | 2/2 |
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 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.57 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -29.5% | +121.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.77u | +2.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | MNE → UKR | — |
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 2 shared opponents, both Malkin and Watanabe posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Amaliia Elizarova | W 61 63 | W 60 60 |
| Aylin Yuriana Arias | W 16 63 64 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Astra Sharma
W50 Lexington · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Amaliia Elizarova
W50 Lexington · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Emma Kamper
W15 Nashville · 1st Round
Sep 30
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
Marianne Angel
W15 Huamantla · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Misa Malkin
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aylin Yuriana Arias
W15 Huamantla · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Abigail Schumann
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Ho Ching Wu
W15 Toyama · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Hana Matsumura
W15 Toyama · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–27 matches
| Metric | Malkin | Watanabe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 40% |
| Sets won | 49% | 40% |
| Games won | 49% | 45% |
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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