Natsuki Yoshimoto vs Yushan ShaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Natsuki Yoshimoto and Yushan Shao have met 1 time since 2026; Yushan Shao leads 1–0. Across all meetings Yoshimoto has taken 1 sets to Shao's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yushan Shao won at W15 Tianjin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yoshimoto | Shao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Natsuki Yoshimoto | Yushan Shao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 14/23 | 80% | 12/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 53% | 10/19 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 19/42 | 21% | 6/29 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 10/23 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 64% | 9/14 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 18/22 | 87% | 13/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 14/22 | 80% | 12/15 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Yoshimoto 0, Shao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yoshimoto
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shao
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Natsuki Yoshimoto and Yushan Shao are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 11, 2026
W15 Tianjin
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yoshimoto | Shao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Natsuki Yoshimoto | Yushan Shao | ||
| 1 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 3.28 |
| ROI % | -28.6% | -22.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.43u | -1.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → AUT | ROU |
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 1 shared opponent, both Yoshimoto and Shao posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| I Wen Wan | W 63 64 | W 62 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sakura Hosogi
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 22
Ena Shibahara
W35 Kyoto · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Tiana Tian Deng
W35 Kyoto · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Hikaru Sato
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 16
Eva Marie Desvignes
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Eunyeong Park
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 19
Yushan Shao
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 11
Lily Taylor
W15 Brisbane · 1st Round
Jul 29
Katarina Zavatska
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Oct 6
Anastasia Zakharova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Chengyiyi Yuan
W15 Tianjin · Semifinals
Aug 15
Xiran Lan
W15 Tianjin · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Chia Yi Tsao
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Natsuki Yoshimoto
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 11
Cheuk Ying Shek
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Anna Yang
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–42 matches
| Metric | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 52% |
| Sets won | 54% | 52% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yoshimoto | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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