🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
#16 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 3–5
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#363 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens have met 3 times since 2016; Sloane Stephens leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Naomi Osaka won at Indian Wells (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Osaka
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,716 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Naomi Osaka.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Osaka | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Naomi Osaka | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–3 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.22 | 3.74 |
| ROI % | +57.8% | -68.2% |
| Units P/L | +9.25u | -3.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Osaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Camila Osorio | W 62 75 | L 46 16 |
Last five matches per player
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 25
Elise Mertens
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Magdalena Frech
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 22
Aryna Sabalenka
French Open ·
Jun 1
Iva Jovic
French Open ·
May 30
Donna Vekic
French Open ·
May 28
Laura Siegemund
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Laura Siegemund
French Open ·
May 26
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Veronika Podrez
Rouen · Round of 32
Apr 13
Mirra Andreeva
Linz · Round of 16
Apr 6
Tatjana Maria
Linz · Round of 32
Apr 6
Renata Zarazua
Charleston · Round of 64
Mar 30
Jennifer Brady
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 17
Qinwen Zheng
Miami · Round of 64
Mar 17
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–40 matches
| Metric | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 17% |
| Sets won | 67% | 22% |
| Games won | 56% | 37% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
