Nao Hibino vs Claire Liu — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#225WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019 ·
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#114WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Hibino N.
6-3 6-3
Liu C.
Hibino N.
662
Liu C.
330

Nao Hibino defeated Claire Liu 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #114. Nao Hibino extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-13W50 Saskatoon 1R16hardNao Hibino6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
Hibino N.Liu C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
29
Break points saved·Clear edge
6
23
Break points won·Slight edge
86
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
11
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
39

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
96

Liu C.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw