Natsumi Kawaguchi and Yuhan Liu have met 1 time since 2025; Natsumi Kawaguchi leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Natsumi Kawaguchi won at W15 Nakhon Pathom (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kawaguchi
💥 Big Hitter
Liu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,346 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Natsumi Kawaguchi.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kawaguchi | Liu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Natsumi Kawaguchi | Yuhan Liu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kawaguchi | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 8–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.11 | 2.54 |
| ROI % | -22.0% | +46.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.98u | +5.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Kawaguchi and Liu posted a 20% win rate.
| Opponent | Kawaguchi | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Patcharin Cheapchandej | L 36 26 | L 64 36 16 |
| Yuka Hosoki | W 62 62 | W 36 64 62 |
| Fangran Tian | L 16 06 | L 26 26 |
| Taylah Preston | L 26 46 | L 67 36 |
| Katie Swan | L 46 67 | L 16 36 |
Last five matches per player
Yuno Kitahara
Taipei 2 ITF ·
Jun 16
Kurea Hayasaka
Takasaki ITF ·
May 19
Valentina Ryser
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Kisa Yoshioka
Takasaki ITF ·
May 18
Sayaka Ishii
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Eri Shimizu
W75 Kurume · Round of 16
May 11
Momoko Kobori
W75 Kurume · Quarterfinals
May 11
Rina Saigo
W75 Kurume · Round of 32
May 11
Anchisa Chanta
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 7
Zixuan Zeng
Wuning 2 ITF ·
May 24
Tiana Tian Deng
Wuning ITF ·
May 17
Patcharin Cheapchandej
W15 Nakhon Pathom · Final
May 4
Anchisa Chanta
W15 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 32
May 4
Lidia Podgorichani
W15 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 16
May 4
Heerae Im
W15 Nakhon Pathom · Quarterfinals
May 4
Kamonwan Yodpetch
W15 Nakhon Pathom · Semifinals
May 4
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–45 matches
| Metric | Kawaguchi | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 48% |
| Sets won | 54% | 48% |
| Games won | 52% | 48% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kawaguchi | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kawaguchi | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
