Nao Nishino vs Yuno KitaharaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Nao Nishino and Yuno Kitahara have met 1 time since 2026; Nao Nishino leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishino has taken 2 sets to Kitahara's 0. Their most recent meeting: Nao Nishino won at W15 Fukui (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishino | Kitahara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nao Nishino | Yuno Kitahara | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 5/6 | 64% | 16/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 3/4 | 24% | 6/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 4/10 | 30% | 15/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 75% | 3/4 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 2/2 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 76% | 16/21 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishino 1, Kitahara 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishino
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kitahara
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,723 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 27, 2026
W15 Fukui
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nishino | Kitahara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nao Nishino | Yuno Kitahara | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 2/3 | 50% | 6/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | -63.0% | +11.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | +1.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | NED → BUL → 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
Kitahara has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishino's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Sae Noguchi | L 36 63 57 | W 63 46 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Gabriela Lee
Taipei 3 ITF
Jun 22
Kristiana Sidorova
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 17
Clarissa Chen
Taipei 2 ITF
Jun 15
Ikumi Yamazaki
W15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Funa Kozaki
W15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 10
Tomoka Umeda
Tokyo ITF
Jun 7
Sae Noguchi
W15 Fukui · Quarterfinals
May 29
Kurumi Tamura
W15 Fukui · 2nd Round
May 28
Yingqun Sun
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 26
Alana Smith
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Aug 11
Allegra Korpanec Davies
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round
Aug 4
Vaidehi Chaudhari
W35 Aldershot · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Denise Valente
W35 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Thasaporn Naklo
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 24
Haruka Kaji
W35 Taipei · Semifinals
Jun 20
Thasaporn Naklo
W35 Taipei · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 10–50 matches
| Metric | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 50% |
| Sets won | 63% | 49% |
| Games won | 57% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishino | Kitahara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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