ITF W75 · Round of 16 · W75 Kurume
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Shimizu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 5,778 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Sara Saito plays Ayano Shimizu.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Saito
0
Shimizu
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Saito and Shimizu posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Saito | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hayu Kinoshita | L 16 36 | W 64 26 63 |
| Yeon Woo Ku | W 62 62 | L 06 26 |
| Miho Kuramochi | L 62 46 36 | W 57 76 10 |
| Kisa Yoshioka | W 75 61 | W 76 64 |
| Dayeon Back | W 61 62 | L 67 61 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Saito | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 70% | 66% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 53.9% | 56% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 37.4% | 47% |
| Aces / Match | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.6 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.1% | 44.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.6% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 58.9% | 51.7% |
| BP Converted % | 47% | 45.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.4% | 47.9% |
| Surface (Carpet) | ||
| Carpet Win % | 67% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sara Saito and Ayano Shimizu face off in the Round of 16 at W75 Kurume on Carpet.
Sara Saito leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Sara Saito is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Hayu Kinoshita (May 18).
Ayano Shimizu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Kanon Sawashiro (May 18).
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