Haruka Kaji vs Himeno SakatsumeW50 Kofu Final

W50 Kofu · CHALLENGER · Final
#260WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2025 ·
hard
#136WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWWLLL
Kaji H.
7-6 6-3
Sakatsume H.
Kaji H.
762
Sakatsume H.
630

Haruka Kaji defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-3 in the W50 Kofu final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #136, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Haruka Kaji narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Haruka Kaji closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-23W50 Kofu 1FhardHaruka Kaji7-6(2) 6-3
2023-05-05W80 GifuQFhardHimeno Sakatsume2-6 6-1 6-1
2019-03-03W25 YokohamaQ32hardHimeno Sakatsume3-6 7-6(5) 10-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
64
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
69
62
Tiebreaks·

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
87

Sakatsume H.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw