ITF W35 · Quarterfinals · W35 Makinohara
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saito
⚔️ The Gladiator
Shimizu
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 450 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Sara Saito plays Eri Shimizu.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saito | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 2.29 |
| ROI % | +7.4% | -16.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.81u | -1.96u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Saito
1
Shimizu
Nov 3, 2025
W35 Hamamatsu
? Carpet · Semifinals
Oct 27, 2025
W35 Makinohara
? Carpet · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Saito has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Shimizu's 14%).
| Opponent | Saito | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Misaki Matsuda | W 26 75 62 | L |
| Yuriko Miyazaki | W 67 64 62 | L 26 26 |
| Natsumi Kawaguchi | L 62 46 36 | L 06 36 |
| Lin Zhu | L 36 06 | L 26 62 26 |
| Yeon Woo Ku | W 62 62 | L 16 16 |
| Miho Kuramochi | L 62 46 36 | W 76 61 |
| Nao Hibino | L 46 16 | L 36 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Saito | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.8% | 67.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 53.2% | 52.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 39.3% | 44.1% |
| Aces / Match | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.6% | 40.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 40.6% | 40.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 60.6% | 56.3% |
| BP Converted % | 44.2% | 46.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.6% | 48% |
| Surface (Carpet) | ||
| Carpet Win % | 67% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sara Saito and Eri Shimizu face off in the Quarterfinals at W35 Makinohara on Carpet.
Sara Saito leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Sara Saito is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Erika Sema (Jun 24).
Eri Shimizu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Misaki Matsuda (Jun 18).
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