Sara Saito vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W100 Incheon Round of 16
W100 Incheon · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2025 ·
hard
Saito S.6-4 6-4
Kawaguchi N.
Saito S.
662
Kawaguchi N.
440
Sara Saito defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-4 6-4 in the W100 Incheon round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sara Saito came in ranked #244, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Sara Saito extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sara Saito edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | W100 Incheon 1 | R16 | hard | Sara Saito | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-04-09 | W35 Osaka 1 | R32 | hard | Sara Saito | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-05-12 | W60 Fukuoka | QF | carpet | Natsumi Kawaguchi | 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) |
| 2022-09-26 | W25 Nanao | Q16 | carpet | Sara Saito | 3-6 6-3 10-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast