Sara Saito vs Sinja KrausPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Sara Saito
#271 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
3w2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇦🇹Sinja Kraus
#75 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
3Sara Saito and Sinja Kraus have met 2 times since 2025; Sinja Kraus leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W75 Hechingen 1 in 2025 on clay. Kraus has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Saito has taken 1 sets to Kraus's 4. Their most recent meeting: Sinja Kraus won at W100 Dubai 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saito | Kraus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sara Saito | Sinja Kraus | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 22/31 | 72% | 41/57 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 32% | 10/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 19/57 | 30% | 26/88 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 15/36 | 62% | 32/52 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 39% | 7/18 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 9/13 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 25/30 | 88% | 49/56 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 22/30 | 73% | 41/56 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Saito 0, Kraus 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
🧱 The Wall
Kraus
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sinja Kraus.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Dec 2, 2025
W100 Dubai 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 29, 2025
W75 Hechingen 1
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Saito | Kraus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sara Saito | Sinja Kraus | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 7/14 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 3 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 11% | 2/19 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 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 | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–7 | 13–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.09 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | +10.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.29u | +2.26u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Saito | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 4 |
| Events | 1 | 4 |
| Matches | 2 | 11 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 6,637 mi · 10,681 km |
| Route | POR | GEO → EGY → ROU → CZE |
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
Saito has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Kraus's 20%).
| Opponent | Saito | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Reese Brantmeier | L 76 46 46 | L 36 06 |
| Lizette Cabrera | W 67 75 64 | W 61 64 |
| En Shuo Liang | W 76 61 | L 57 75 46 |
| Lin Zhu | L 36 06 | L 26 36 |
| Lina Gjorcheska | L 46 46 | L 57 06 |
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
Zeynep Sonmez
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Magda Linette
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Nikola Bartunkova
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 6
Dayana Yastremska
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Anastasia Potapova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Maya Joint
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Reese Brantmeier
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · Semifinals
Sep 26
Elena Malygina
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 57–88 matches
| Metric | Saito | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 65% |
| Sets won | 54% | 61% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saito | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W100 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF W75 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saito | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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