ITF W · Taipei 2 ITF
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sato
💥 Big Hitter
Kaji
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,159 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Hikaru Sato here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sato | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 3.83 |
| ROI % | -8.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.33u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
0
Sato
1
Kaji
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kaji has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Sato's 20%).
| Opponent | Sato | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Sae Noguchi | L | L 26 36 |
| Fangran Tian | L 26 16 | W 60 64 |
| Miho Kuramochi | W 36 76 42 | W 64 63 |
| Natsuki Yoshimoto | L 46 61 06 | W 36 63 63 |
| Hiromi Abe | L 63 16 36 | W 63 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sato | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.7% | 67.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.5% | 60.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.8% | 47% |
| Aces / Match | 3.4 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.8% | 50.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 41.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 43.7% | 50.6% |
| BP Converted % | 45.8% | 51.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 50.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 60% | 54% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Haruka Kaji and Hikaru Sato meet on the outdoor hard courts of Taipei 2 ITF on June 15. Both players are unranked and carry modest recent records on the surface, with Kaji at 13-7 (65%) and Sato at 12-8 (60%). Sato arrives fresh off matches; he has played six times in the last two weeks and sits on a loss. Kaji last competed five days ago and is also coming off a defeat.
The head-to-head stands 1-0 to Haruka Kaji from their lone prior meeting. In recent common opponents, Kaji has been the more consistent performer, beating Fangran Tian, Hiromi Abe, Misaki Matsuda, and Natsuki Yoshimoto while Sato fell to all four. The two split results only against Miho Kuramochi.
Kaji plays as a counterpuncher, trusting a reactive game built on timing and angles rather than pace initiation. Sato operates as a big hitter, relying on aggressive shot-making to control points. Kaji's hard court record sits at 65%; Sato's at 60%. The match will demand that Sato maintain consistency over several hours, while Kaji must handle Sato's power without being forced into rallies that neutralize her defensive strengths.
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