🇯🇵Natsumi Kawaguchi
#9999 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–3
🇯🇵Sara Saito
#9999 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
Natsumi Kawaguchi and Sara Saito have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Natsumi Kawaguchi won at W75 Nonthaburi (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kawaguchi
💥 Big Hitter
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,557 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kawaguchi | Saito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Natsumi Kawaguchi | Sara Saito | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kawaguchi | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.04 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -29.8% | +7.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.98u | +0.81u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kawaguchi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Saito's 43%).
| Opponent | Kawaguchi | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Erika Sema | W 61 75 | L |
| Kisa Yoshioka | W | W 75 61 |
| Hayu Kinoshita | L 26 26 | L 16 36 |
| Eri Shimizu | W 60 63 | L 46 64 46 |
| Katie Swan | L 46 67 | L 46 46 |
| Laquisa Khan | W 76 61 | W 62 62 |
| Yidi Yang | W 36 63 63 | W 75 42 |
Last five matches per player
Ya Yi Yang
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 25
Yishuang Lin
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 23
Yuno Kitahara
Taipei 2 ITF ·
Jun 16
Kurea Hayasaka
Takasaki ITF ·
May 19
Valentina Ryser
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Sayaka Ishii
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Kisa Yoshioka
Takasaki ITF ·
May 18
Rina Saigo
W75 Kurume · Round of 32
May 11
Erika Sema
Taipei 3 ITF ·
Jun 24
Kayo Nishimura
Taipei 2 ITF ·
Jun 16
Varvara Panshina
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 12
Daria Khomutsianskaya
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 11
Chengyiyi Yuan
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 10
Yuriko Miyazaki
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Ayano Shimizu
W75 Kurume · Round of 16
May 11
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–42 matches
| Metric | Kawaguchi | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 57% |
| Sets won | 54% | 57% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kawaguchi | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W100 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kawaguchi | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
