ITF W100 · Semifinals · W100 Incheon
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hibino
🪃 Counterpuncher
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 5,819 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Nao Hibino plays Sara Saito.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hibino | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 1.94 |
| ROI % | -24.4% | +94.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.22u | +0.94u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Hibino
0
Saito
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 6 shared opponents, both Hibino and Saito posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Hibino | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Zaar | L 26 26 | L 46 16 |
| Yeon Woo Ku | L 63 57 57 | W 62 62 |
| Erika Sema | W 60 64 | W 61 62 |
| Lin Zhu | L 16 11 | L 36 06 |
| Su Jeong Jang | W 63 63 | W 63 63 |
| Eri Shimizu | W 63 62 | L 46 64 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Hibino | Saito |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.5% | 71% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 56.9% | 52.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.4% | 36.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 0.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.6% | 51.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.1% | 43.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61% | 59.8% |
| BP Converted % | 48.5% | 47.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 43% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Nao Hibino and Sara Saito face off in the Semifinals at W100 Incheon on Hard.
Nao Hibino leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Nao Hibino is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Katie Volynets (Jun 6).
Sara Saito is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Yuriko Miyazaki (May 18).
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