Momoko Kobori vs Natsumi KawaguchiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Momoko Kobori
#372 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–3
🇯🇵Natsumi Kawaguchi
#401 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
Momoko Kobori and Natsumi Kawaguchi have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W35 Nakhon Pathom 3 in 2025 on hard. Across all meetings Kobori has taken 2 sets to Kawaguchi's 3. Their most recent meeting: Momoko Kobori won at W75 Kurume (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kobori | Kawaguchi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Momoko Kobori | Natsumi Kawaguchi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 12/17 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 5/12 | 32% | 6/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 10/29 | 28% | 11/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 10/16 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 7/12 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 16/17 | 81% | 17/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 12/17 | 71% | 15/21 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kobori 0, Kawaguchi 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kobori
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kawaguchi
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,165 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Natsumi Kawaguchi.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 15, 2026
W75 Kurume
? Carpet · Quarterfinals
Sep 3, 2025
W35 Nakhon Pathom 3
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kobori | Kawaguchi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Momoko Kobori | Natsumi Kawaguchi | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 2/4 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | -39.6% | -59.7% |
| Units P/L | -4.36u | -1.79u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POR → USA | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 5 shared opponents, both Kobori and Kawaguchi posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Yi Chi Ma | L 26 61 67 | L 06 06 |
| Mei Yamaguchi | W 64 63 | L 63 36 46 |
| Kyoka Okamura | L 36 26 | W 63 62 |
| Eri Shimizu | W 62 64 | W 60 63 |
| Shiho Tsujioka | W 75 57 75 | W 61 16 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jiangxue Han
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Maria Kalyakina
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 26
Lola Giza
W50 Hamburg · 1st Round
Aug 11
Elizabeth Mandlik
Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 8
Mary Lewis
Newport Beach WTA
Jul 5
Yinong Ma
Cary ITF · Round of 16
Jul 2
Yi Chi Ma
W100 Cary · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Victoria Osuigwe
W100 Cary · 1st Round
Jun 30
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 25
Ya Yi Yang
W35 Taipei · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Yishuang Lin
Taipei 3 ITF · Round of 32
Jun 23
Yu Chen Lin
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 23
Yuno Kitahara
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 16
Valentina Ryser
W100 Takasaki · 2nd Round
May 22
Sayaka Ishii
W100 Takasaki · 1st Round
May 20
Momoko Kobori
W75 Kurume · Quarterfinals
May 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–39 matches
| Metric | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 51% |
| Sets won | 57% | 52% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kobori | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Carpet | 1 | 0 |
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