Sara Saito vs Sayaka IshiiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Sara Saito and Sayaka Ishii have met 1 time since 2024; Sayaka Ishii leads 1–0. Across all meetings Saito has taken 0 sets to Ishii's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sayaka Ishii won at Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saito | Ishii | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sara Saito | Sayaka Ishii | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 22/31 | 65% | 17/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 17% | 4/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 19/57 | 27% | 13/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 15/36 | 32% | 8/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 39% | 7/18 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 9/13 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 25/30 | 91% | 20/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 22/30 | 77% | 17/22 |
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 (Saito 0, Ishii 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
🧱 The Wall
Ishii
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 59% vs 🧱 The Wall across 910 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sayaka Ishii.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 22, 2024
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Saito | Ishii | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sara Saito | Sayaka Ishii | ||
| 1 or more | 42% | 5/12 | 79% | 15/19 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 26% | 5/19 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 11% | 2/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 5% | 1/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 13–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 1.56 |
| ROI % | -24.3% | -12.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.92u | -2.55u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 8 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | POR | ESP → AUT |
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
Ishii has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Saito's 50%).
| Opponent | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Player | L 26 36 | W 60 60 |
| Natsumi Kawaguchi | L 62 46 36 | W 57 76 62 |
| Kayla Cross | L 57 16 | L 26 36 |
| Natsuho Arakawa | W 62 63 | W 16 61 104 |
| Naho Sato | W 62 46 63 | W 46 62 63 |
| Lizette Cabrera | W 67 75 64 | L 46 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Unknown Player
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round
Sep 28
Alevtina Ibragimova
Korea Open - Seoul · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
En Shuo Liang
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Xinxin Yao
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 9
Viktoria Morvayova
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round
Sep 2
Reese Brantmeier
W100 Landisville · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Kylie Collins
W75 Lexington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Erika Sema
W75 Lexington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Hiromi Abe
W50 Nanao · Semifinals
Sep 26
Rion Itaya
W50 Nanao · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Natsumi Kawaguchi
W50 Nanao · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Nagi Hanatani
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 23
Rira Kosaka
W50 Nanao · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Miku Suzuki
W50 Nanao · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Hiromi Abe
W35 Kyoto · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Amelia Rajecki
W35 Kyoto · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–57 matches
| Metric | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 53% |
| Sets won | 54% | 50% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saito | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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