Sara Saito and Yeon Woo Ku have met 1 time since 2026; Sara Saito leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sara Saito won at W75 Kofu (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Ku
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 5,877 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Saito | Ku | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sara Saito | Yeon Woo Ku | ||
| 1 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 42% | 5/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saito | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.04 | 1.85 |
| ROI % | -30.9% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.16u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ku has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Saito's 38%).
| Opponent | Saito | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Hayu Kinoshita | L 16 36 | L 16 76 36 |
| Miho Kuramochi | L 62 46 36 | W 61 60 |
| Naho Sato | W 62 46 63 | W 63 61 |
| Naiktha Bains | L 67 46 | W 63 64 |
| Eri Shimizu | L 46 64 46 | W 61 61 |
| Nao Hibino | L 46 16 | W 36 75 75 |
| Misaki Matsuda | W 26 75 62 | W 62 63 |
| Dayeon Back | W 61 62 | L 60 36 36 |
Last five matches per player
Yuriko Miyazaki
W100 Takasaki · Round of 32
May 18
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Takasaki · Round of 16
May 18
Natsuho Arakawa
W75 Kurume · Round of 32
May 11
Ayano Shimizu
W75 Kurume · Round of 16
May 11
Katie Swan
W75 Kurume · Quarterfinals
May 11
Zhibek Kulambayeva
W50 Baotou · Round of 32
Apr 20
Lisa Zaar
W75 Portorož · Round of 32
Apr 13
Yeon Woo Ku
W75 Kofu · Round of 32
Mar 16
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
W50 Montemor-o-Novo · Round of 16
Jun 1
Iveta Dapkute
W50 Montemor-o-Novo · Round of 32
Jun 1
Anastasia Kulikova
W50 Montemor-o-Novo · Semifinals
Jun 1
Maria Martinez Vaquero
W50 Montemor-o-Novo · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Francisca Jorge
W50 Montemor-o-Novo · Final
Jun 1
Claire Liu
W75 Trnava · Round of 32
May 11
Maddison Inglis
W100 Gifu · Round of 32
Apr 27
Haruka Kaji
W100 Tokyo · Round of 32
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–54 matches
| Metric | Saito | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 69% |
| Sets won | 57% | 64% |
| Games won | 52% | 56% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saito | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saito | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
