Sara Saito and Yidi Yang have met 1 time since 2026; Sara Saito leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sara Saito won at W75 Nonthaburi (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Yang
🪃 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 | Yang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sara Saito | Yidi Yang | ||
| 1 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/15 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saito | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 8–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | +7.4% | +1.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.81u | +0.12u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Yang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Saito's 20%).
| Opponent | Saito | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Kayo Nishimura | L | L 63 46 46 |
| Daria Khomutsianskaya | W | W 63 46 75 |
| Ena Shibahara | L 36 63 36 | W 63 75 |
| Natsumi Kawaguchi | L 62 46 36 | L 63 36 36 |
| Naiktha Bains | L 67 46 | W 64 61 |
Last five matches per player
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
Mei Yamaguchi
W50 Wuning · Round of 16
Jun 1
Yufei Ren
W50 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 1
Daria Khomutsianskaya
W50 Wuning · Round of 32
Jun 1
Yujia Huang
W35 Wuning · Round of 32
May 25
Chenting Zhu
W35 Wuning · Round of 16
May 25
Hina Inoue
W35 Wuning · Quarterfinals
May 25
Yanan Hou
W35 Wuning · Round of 16
May 18
Alexandra Shubladze
W35 Wuning · Final
May 18
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–47 matches
| Metric | Saito | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 62% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saito | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saito | Yang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
